VikestadiumconstsiteMINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The contractor for the Minn Vikings stadium under construction says one worker has died and another has been injured while doing roofing work.

Mortensen Construction executive John Wood says two employees of Berwald Roofing fell while working on the north side of the partially constructed stadium Wednesday morning. The incident brought work on the stadium to a halt.

Wood says the two were taken to the hospital where one of the workers died from his injuries. The second worker is in serious condition. Minneapolis firefighters used a rescue basket, cables and ropes to reach the workers about 8 a.m.

U.S. Bank Stadium is expected to open in the fall of next year.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Records show a subcontractor involved in a fatal accident at the Minnesota Viking stadium construction site has received numerous citations for violating safety standards at its worksites.

Berwald Roofing Co. has a $3.4 million contract for work at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. On Wednesday one of its employees was killed and another was injured at the construction site.

Public records show Berwald was received nine worksite citations for serious violations in the past five years – many for workers failing to use safety harnesses.

One of the owners, Eugene Berwald, says the company stresses safety, but can’t always control its workers’ actions, including failing to hook up their harnesses. Berwald says he doesn’t know if the employee who died, Jeramie Gruber, was wearing a safety lanyard.