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1300 CLIFF RD, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337
Standard 182065302
Initial $7,000
Employee dies from fall off tanker truck
On November 20, 2000, Employee #1 was occupying a 2 ft by 3 ft platform on the t op of a tanker truck, while opening its hatch and loosening a hose fitting from a kneeling position. In his exertion, he lost his balance and fell approximately 17.5 ft. He descended striking his head upon the ground. The impact crushed the vertebrates in his neck and resulted in his death.
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