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381 OLD HWY 12, ORTONVILLE, MN 56278
Standard 5206070001 B
Standard 5206100001
Initial $25,000
Standard 19100252 A02VI C
Initial $25,000
Standard 182065308
Standard 5206070001
Employee Is Killed by Burns Sustained in Truck Fire
On June 6, 2013, Employee #1, with Hedge and Herberg Inc., was removing a refrig eration unit from a semi-trailer, and he was being assisted by a coworker. They used a torch to cut a bolt that could not be removed. In preparation to remove t he bolt, Employee #1 used a sponge to wet down the floor and walls of the traile r with what was thought to be a bucket of water, prior to using the torch. When the torch was lit, the interior of the trailer was engulfed in flames. The cowor ker who had lit the torch, turned it off, set it down and took the bucket of wha t was thought to be water and doused Employee #1, who used the bucket and sponge and who was on fire. Employee #1 was immediately engulfed in flames. A fire ext inguisher was used to put out the fire on Employee #1, and he was taken to the h ospital, where he died. The bucket contained an unidentified ignitable liquid. W hile the Event Date is listed as June 6, 2013, the narrative stated that the acc ident occurred on April 1, 2013.
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