Worker killed at dam construction site ID'dGREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a construction worker who was killed in an accident at a dam northeast of Great Falls. The Cascade County Coroner's Office says 44-year-old Taun Kultgen died after he was crushed between two trucks that were driving by each other at about 8 a.m. Tuesday. PPL Montana, which operates the dam, says Kultgen was an employee of a subcontractor working on the $230 million Rainbow Dam construction project. He was one of about 200 people working on the project, which includes a new power house and new turbine equipment to increase the amount of power the hydroelectric facility can produce. |
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