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UPDATE: Name of Crane Operator Involved in the Construction Accident Released
WAITE PARK -- The name of the man involved in the crane tip over on Tuesday has been released.
Waite Park Chief David Bentrud says the crane operator is 45-year-old Craig Richards of Rice.
On Tuesday shortly after 2:00 p.m. Waite Park Police, responded to a crane that had tipped over with the operator inside at 1500 Highway 23 West in Waite Park.
His condition is still unknown. The crane is a JCB and it was rented from United Rental.
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