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Falling refrigerator crushes L.A. man grabbing beer

Posted: Jan 3, 2013 10:34 AM by CBS News

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LOS ANGELES - A 60-something Los Angeles man was killed on New Year's Day after a refrigerator fell on him while he was trying to grab a beer, CBS Los Angeles reports.

The incident happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday as the man was getting the beer from a fridge in his garage, said Ed Winter, an assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Winter said.
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