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100 3RD AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401
Standard 19260760 D01
Standard 19260501 B01
Employee Is Killed in Fall from Tower Crane
On November 6, 2006, Employee #1 was on a tower crane near the 39th floor. He wa s installing a second transfer rail to dismantle the crane. Employee #1 was obse rved walking and/or crouching on a 9.5-in.-wide steel beam of the jacking cage w ithout adequate fall protection. The witness saw Employee #1's left ankle roll t o the left, causing him to lose his balance and near the mid-rail of the catwalk . When the mid-rail failed, Employee #1 fell approximately 340 ft to a patio at the 5th floor level. He was killed.
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