Crime & Safety
Eagan Man Dies After Being Shocked By Electricity
The man was working for a contractor hired by Vikings Parkway, where he stepped in a puddle that contained an electrical cord.
EAGAN, MN— The worker who was shocked by electricity Wednesday after stepping in a puddle that contained an electrical cord died Friday, The Star Tribune reported.
Aaron M. Welle, 18 of Eagan, was working for J-Berd mechanical, a contractor hired by Vikings Parkway, at the time of his death, the Tribune reported.
Officials from OSHA are investigating Welle's death, and an official ruling on the death is pending from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
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