The family of a Minnesota man who fell to his death in 2012 filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Renville County. According to the lawsuit, the 28-year-old man died after he fell 60 feet while working at the South Central Grain and Energy facility in Buffalo Lake. In the...
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Minnesota construction worker sorely hurt in bridge plunge
On Nov. 6, a worker fell from a construction project on the I-90 bridge over the Mississippi River. According to reports, the man ended up landing in an empty cofferdam instead of in the water. The cofferdam is a temporary, air-tight structure built for water to be...
Minnesota man dies from crane injury
A man who was working at a Maplewood church died Oct 21. The work injury occurred when a crane that the man was operating toppled over. According to reports, the man was 34-years-old and worked as a construction worker. He was working at a church on McMenemy Street at...
Three construction workers injured on the job
Three Minnesota construction workers were injured on site at a church early on the morning of Sept. 20. The workers, employed by Nor-Son, had been working at Timberwood Church in Nisswa when multiple trusses collapsed. At the time of the accident, about eight to 10...
Minnesota construction accident results in death of worker
A 28-year-old worker died in a construction accident on August 14th just north of New Prague, Minnesota. Also injured in the accident was a 37-year-old worker who was treated at the hospital and then released. The two were performing subcontracting work which...
Snapped hose lands 2 Minneapolis workers at HCMC
While driving down any one of Minnesota's highways, we often see road construction or maintenance workers alongside the road. When we physically see the workers on the side of the road it is easier to be aware of the need to slow down and drive safely. The truth...
Machinery slips on river bank, falls into water; worker killed
Workers in Minnesota deserve to work in safe environments and have their employers take reasonable steps to ensure their safety. Unfortunately, injuries sometimes occur anyway -- occasionally fatal ones. This appears to be the case in northern Minnesota where a county...