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379193 RASBERRY RIDGE ROAD, PRIOR LAKE, MN 55372
Standard 182065308
Standard 19100178 L01 I
Standard 52070100
Employee Run Over by Forklift and Killed
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 10, 2003, Employee #1 was assisting the fork lift operator with moving roof trusses from a stockpile to the jobsite. Employee #1 was walking near the right front tire of the forklift. He swung the rafter t ails toward and directly in front of the forklift tire in order to clear a light post which was located adjacent to the road. The forklift driver looked away fr om the direction of travel to check for traffic on the roadway. While looking in the other direction, the forklift driver struck and ran over Employee #1. He su stained fractures to his chest and was killed. The forklift driver was untrained and stated that he did not see Employee #1.
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