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297 HIGHWAY 210 WEST, MOTLEY, MN 56466
Standard 182065302
Initial $1,050
Standard 5206070001
Initial $1,050
Standard 5206070001 B
Standard 52050670
Worker Is Killed as Jack Stand Supporting Semitrailer Fails
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 5, 2010, Employee #1 was working for a compa ny that provided truck service of moderate difficulty, including brake repairs, the repair of electrical problems, replacing hoses, replacing light bulbs, and w ashing vehicles. He was working under a lowboy semitrailer, when the column of t he jack stand supporting the lowboy broke and allowed the lowboy semitrailer to fall on him. A coworker working nearby did not witness the accident, but he hear d a noise and looked up from the tool box located at the far end (right-hand sid e) of a bay. He saw Employee #1's legs moving in the air and immediately ran to the office, where he instructed two other coworkers to call emergency medical se rvices. Employee #1, however, died from being crushed. The jack stand being used was rated for 6 tons, and it was not cribbed or blocked. The weight of the low boy semitrailer being serviced was over 25,000 pounds. It was not stated how muc h of that weight was on the jack stand.
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