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Jan. 10, 2020Burr, Neb. |  By: AP

Authorities release name of worker killed at co-op site

BURR, Neb. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a worker killed in an accident at a cooperative's location in southeast Nebraska's Otoe County. He was identified as 49-year-old Paul Sliger, who lived in Syracuse.

First responders were sent around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to the Frontier Cooperative site in Burr following a report about a tire exploding. The sheriff's office says Sliger had connected an air hose to inflate a large commercial tire and walked away.

When he returned, a piece of the steel wheel struck him as the tire exploded. The customer was treated at the scene for his minor injuries.