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14548 COUNTY ROAD 35 NW, ELK RIVER, MN 55330
Standard 19100333 C03 I B
Standard 182.653(08)
Initial $350
Standard 19040039 A01
Initial $1,750
Employee is electrocuted when making contact with powerline
At 12:20 p.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was clearing branches from a pine tree with a silky saw near a powerline on a residential home. The employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder using the telescoping silky saw when he brought the saw within 10 inches of the powerline, resulting in his electrocution and death.
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