Posted at: 03/08/2010 10:49 AM | KSAX.com
By: Emily Deem

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Semi-Trailer Crushes Avon Man

MOTLEY, MINN. - An Avon man was tragically killed Friday around 2:00 in the afternoon after a flatbed semi-trailer he was working under fell onto his chest killing him.

29-year-old Jesse Himsl of Avon was working at Big Boyz Truck and Tire in Motley when the accident happened the Morrison County Sheriff's Office said.

Himsl was working under a flatbed semi trailer when the jack broke and the trailer fell onto his chest.

Himsl was pronounced dead on scene authorities said.

The accident is still under investigation.

Written for the web by: Emily Deem.

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