Worker Killed by Explosion at Soybean Plant

A worker was killed by an explosion at the South Dakota Soybean Processing Plant in Volga, SD Thursday afternoon.

Randy Satter, 39, was a welder working at the top of a storage tank at the time of his death. Workers were installing a catwalk above storage tanks for access when the explosion occurred.

The cause of the explosion was unknown and an investigation continued.

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