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904 FRONT STREET S., BARNESVILLE, MN 56514
Standard 5205067502
Initial $25,000
Standard 19040039 A
Initial $1,250
Standard 182065308
Initial $250
Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Garage Door
On March 7, 2011, Employee #1 had completed plowing around the bus building, usi ng the company pickup (plow truck), and parked the truck in a garage stall in th e bus building. The door on the bus building was provided with sensors that woul d reverse the door if the beam was broken by a bus. The door sensors were placed at 7.167 feet from the floor. As Employee #1 exited the building, he was crushe d and killed by the powered, overhead garage door. When found, Employee #1 was l ying face down with his head facing toward the interior of the building, with th e garage door pressing against his upper back. No witnesses were at the facility at the time of the accident.
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