http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2008/04/05/news/news6.txtBy Tim Engstrom, managing editor
Saturday, April 5, 2008 4:00 PM CDT
A man lost an appendage Tuesday morning at Metal Culverts Inc. in Albert Lea.
Jeremy Matthew Flink, 28, of Brownsdale lost an appendage in a metal-rolling machine, according to Bob Kindler at the Freeborn County Law Enforcement Center.
He said it happened at 11:35 a.m. Metal Culverts is at 1102 Sykes St.
Which appendage was lost and to what extent, as well as to which hospital he was sent and to what condition the employee was in still are unknown because the Tribune wasn’t allowed a copy of the incident report Friday.
Albert Lea Police Chief Dwaine Winkels said he understands the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
However, a media spokesman with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry who spoke with OSHA staff Friday could not confirm that indeed OSHA had been contacted. He said the staff he spoke with hadn’t heard about the April 1 incident at Metal Culverts but added he will continue to research it.
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