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25596 670TH ST, KASSON, MN 55944
Standard 182065308
Standard 19260451 G01
Standard 19260452 G01
Employee Killed in Fall from Carpenters' Bracket Scaffold
On January 20, 2004, Employee #1, an employee of Witucki Construction, was roofi ng while standing on a carpenters' bracket scaffold when one of the brackets fai led and he fell approximately 15 feet and struck his head, sustaining a severe c losed head injury brain injury. Employee #1 was removed from life support two da ys after the accident. The bracket failed because it was installed with nails an d not screws or lag bolts.
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