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900 INDUSTRY DR, BENSON, MN 56215
Standard 19100146 K01
Initial $2,200
Standard 19100146 G02
Initial $25,000
Standard 19100146 C04
Employee is struck by falling ash from a tower and is killed
At 2:15 p.m. on December 6, 2017, an employee was working inside a permit-required confined space while performing some welding activities. The employee walked through a ventilation duct to an adjacent ash tower where some dried ash broke free from the side of the tower and fell down on top of the employee. The employee was struck in the head and torso,killing him.
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