Worker killed in fall had come out of retirement

Published 9:39 am Tuesday, July 14, 2015

JORDAN — Authorities say a 69-year-old Mankato man who fell to his death at a construction site in Scott County had interrupted his retirement to work with a contractor.

Jordan Police Chief Brett Empey says John Dickerman fell Friday while doing work on an expansion at an industrial equipment coating business. Empey says Dickerman was working on trussing for a roof roughly 25 to 30 feet above ground.

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