Worker in northern Minn. seriously injured after auger accident

    A worker at the Hedblad Saw Mill in Kelliher suffered serious injuries after he was caught in an auger Tuesday afternoon. The man was freed from the machine before emergency crews arrived, but authorities say he still had "serious injuries to his extremities and torso." Beltrami County Sheriff Phil Hodapp told the Grand Forks Herald the worker was airlifted to Minneapolis.
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    A worker at the Hedblad Saw Mill in Kelliher suffered serious injuries after he was caught in an auger Tuesday afternoon. The man was freed from the machine before emergency crews arrived, but authorities say he still had "serious injuries to his extremities and torso." Beltrami County Sheriff Phil Hodapp told the Grand Forks Herald the worker was airlifted to Minneapolis.

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