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7430 HIGHWAY 30 E, BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN 55917
Standard 19100135 A01
Standard 19100132 D01
Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Weight
On September 27, 2011, Employee #1 was preparing to pull an old pump from a well to either repair or replace it. To do this, he was raising the pump truck's hoi st with the truck's hydraulic system and a cable with a 35 lb weight on the end of the cable. While Employee #1 was standing at the hoist controls at the rear o f the truck, the cable broke. The weight fell, struck his head, and killed him. Employee #1 was not using a hard hat at the time of the incident.
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