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HIGHWAY 169 AT SEVEN MILE CREEK, MANKATO, MN 56001
Standard 182065302
Standard 19100132 A
Employee Drowns When Backhoe Slides Into Water
At approximately 11:40 a.m. on March 22, 2011, Employee #1 was operating a Ford 655D tractor/loader/backhoe assisting in flood relief efforts. While removing a log jam at a culvert on a highway, the backhoe slid down a sloped, unpaved emban kment, and into a body of water. Employee #1 was found drowned the next day.
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