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Man Hospitalized After Tractor Rollover In Stearns County

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SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (WCCO) -- A 59-year-old man has unknown injuries after his tractor rolled over Thursday afternoon in Sauk Centre, Minn., authorities said.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Department said Randy Pieper was operating a tractor at about 8 a.m. Thursday at Vogt Dairy on Queensfield Road. He was on the incline of a large pile of haylage, authorities said, it became top heavy, and the tractor rolled onto its side, with Pieper inside the enclosed cab with roll bars.

Piepier was transported to Sauk Centre hospital and the incident is being investigated by the Stearns County Sheriff's Department.

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