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2025 30TH ST NW, BEMIDJI, MN 56601
Standard 19100332 B01
Initial $2,000
Standard 52051310
Initial $4,400
Standard 19100333 C03 IIIA
Employee Is Killed When He Came in Contact with a Power Line
At approximately 10:58 a.m. on May 17, 2012, Employee #1 a service technician fo r ACME Tools, was inspecting a (JLG Model Number 600A) boom-supported aerial lif t. During the inspection the employee extended the basket that he was occupying and came in close contact with a live 69 kV phase-to-phase unguarded power line. Employee #1 received an electrical shock, and caught on fire. The employee exit ed the basket and fell approximately 39ft. to the ground. Employee was transport ed to an area hospital, where he later died.
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