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15327 75TH AVENUE NE, RICE, MN 56367
Standard 19040039 A01
Standard 19260760 A01
Standard 182.653(08)
Standard 19260761 B
Employee is killed in fall from roof
At 12:00 a.m. on April 25, 2023, employees were removing and replacing a 32 feet by 4 feet piece of metal roofing on the westside of the pole building. Employee #1, not wearing fall protection, fell through the west side roof opening from the east side of the roof peak. The employee was attaching a roof purlin, while the coworker was descending the roof. The employee fell headfirst through the west side roof, hitting his head on the cement floor 25 feet below, causing fatal injuries.
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