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MACVILLE CEMETERY, 27 MILES N ON HWY 169, AITKIN, MN 56431
Standard 182065308
Standard 52050710
Initial $1,000
Standard 19100180 D03
Initial $500
Standard 19100180 D06
Employee Is Injured by Boom, Later Dies
On March 15, 2008, Employee #1 had just completed unloading a 2,500-pound concre te burial vault, using a knuckle boom attached to a 2008 Ford F550 flatbed truck . The truck became stuck in the snow at the Macville Cemetery, located on Highwa y 169, in Aitkin County, MN. Employee #1 attempted to use the knuckle boom to li ft and push the truck and free it from the snow. Employee #1 was operating the b oom from the rear passenger side of the truck and lowered the boom to the ground next to him. As Employee #1 forced the boom into the ground, the truck began to slide. The boom slipped and as it made contact with the truck bed, Employee #1' s right hand was caught between the boom and truck. Employee #1's right hand was severed and later reattached. Employee #1 died on April 27, 2008.
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