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Fargo Man Dies After Being Crushed By Bin

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man who became pinned under a large metal bin in Fargo's industrial park has died from his injuries. The Forum newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/mTfNqf ) that 49-year-old Noren Ellingson sustained a traumatic brain injury in the workplace accident on Tuesday, Ellingson died Thursday at a Fargo hospital.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man who became pinned under a large metal bin in Fargo's industrial park has died from his injuries.

The Forum newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/mTfNqf ) that 49-year-old Noren Ellingson sustained a traumatic brain injury in the workplace accident on Tuesday, Ellingson died Thursday at a Fargo hospital.

Ellingson was an employee of Buhler Industries, a Winnipeg-based company that manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment.

Assistant Fargo Fire Chief Larry Schuh says a metal bin was being loaded onto a truck when it slipped and landed on Ellingson.