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7757 PRAIRIE GRASS PASS, PRIOR LAKE, MN 55371
Standard 19260651 K02
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Standard 19260652 A01
Standard 19260651 K01
Worker Is Killed, Another Safely Escapes in Trench Cave-In
On September 13, 2006, two employees were working in a trench that did not have a protective system to prevent them from being crushed by a cave-in. While they were working, one of the walls collapsed, completely burying one employee, who d ied of asphyxia. The other employee was able to escape.
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