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Work resumes at Rainbow Dam project

Story Created: Sep 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM MST

Story Updated: Sep 10, 2010 at 9:00 PM MST

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Work has resumed on the Rainbow Dam powerhouse project, where a concrete pump operator was killed on Tuesday.

The family of 44-year-old Taun Kultgen told the Great Falls Tribune that Kultgen was killed after getting caught between his parked vehicle and another pump truck that was pulling out.

Cascade County Sheriff's Deputy Bob Edwards confirmed that Kultgen was pinned between a moving vehicle and one that was stationary. Initial reports from the sheriff's office said Kultgen was pinned between two moving vehicles. He died of massive internal injuries.

Kultgen worked for Lonesome Dove Concrete in Belgrade, one of the subcontractors on the powerhouse project. The dam on the Missouri River near Great Falls is owned by PPL Montana.

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Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www.greatfallstribune.com

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