Friday, August 28, 2015

Construction worker plunges to death at Vikings stadium site (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this June 2, 2015 file photo, the Minnesota Vikings logo is attached to the mast of the Vikings' ship outside the team's NFL football headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn.The Vikings, already bound for a glitzy new stadium, could have another move in store, announcing Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, the signing of a purchase agreement for an Eagan, Minn. property--- the 185-acre parcel that was once home to Northwest Airlines headquarters -- that could become its headquarters and training facility. The Vikings main off-the-field presence has been in Eden Prairie for more than 30 years. (AP Photo/Jim Mone,File)

A construction worker plunged about 50 feet to his death at the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium site Wednesday morning while a second worker with him was seriously injured. Officials were still trying to determine how the accident happened, said John Wood, senior vice president with Mortenson Construction, the general contractor overseeing the $1 billion-plus project. The man who died, an employee of Berwald Roofing Co., fell from the edge of the roof into a snow gutter on the north side of U.S. Bank Stadium about 45 minutes into his shift and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, Wood said.




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