Vikings stadium construction halted after 1 workman dies, 1 injured

Work on construction of the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis was halted after the death of one worker and the serious injury of another in a fall on Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, 2015. Both workers were employees of the Berwald Roofing Company. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)John Wood, Senior Vice President for Mortenson Construction, speaks at a news conference about the death of one worker and the serious injury of another after they fell while working on the construction of the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, August 26, 2015. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)The North St. Paul roofing company that employed a man who fell to his death Wednesday morning during construction of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium has had several fall-prevention violations in the past five years.

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