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408 ASH AVENUE S, MAYER, MN 55360
Standard 182.653(08)
Standard 19100333 C03 I A 1
Employee dies from electrocution while trimming tree from li
At 9:03 a.m. on February 6, 2025, Employee #1 working for a tree care company was trimming a tree from a self-propelled boom lift. Using a 21-foot aluminum pole saw to clear up the canopy on a residential property, he turned his body causing him to come into contact with an energized power line with the tool. Employee #1 was fatal injured by electric shock.
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