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42405 CO HWY 128, BATTLE LAKE, MN 56515
Standard 182065308
Initial $350
Standard 19100252 A03II
Initial $25,000
Standard 19100252 A03I
Initial $25,000
Standard 19100252 A02XIII C
Initial $2,450
Employee Is Injured in Explosion and Later Dies
On September 24, 2012, Employee #1 and coworkers were removing a gas tank on a J ohn Deere 55 combine farming equipment at a scrap metal recycling facility. One coworker was removing the metal straps holding the gas tank with a cutting torch . The left strap had been cut all the way and the right strap was being cut when the gas tank exploded. The tank had not been inspected or emptied prior to remo val. The explosion burned three employees. One coworker was burned on the finger s of his right hand while putting the fire out. The second coworker was burned a cross the entire arm. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns on his arm and th ird-degree burns on his neck and face. The employees were transported to the bur n unit of a medical center. Employee #1 later died at the hospital. The other em ployees received medical attention and were then released from the hospital. The combine tractor was crushed and hauled from the site.
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