On February 1st at 6 AM, Goodhue County Sheriff Dispatch received an emergency call at Sustane Natural Fertilizer, at 310 Holiday Avenue in. Cannon Falls, reporting that an employee was pulled into a machine and was unresponsive. Cannon Falls Police Officers arrived at the scene and confirmed the employee, a 37-year-old male, later identified as John “Jake” Reinhardt, was deceased. Assisting at the scene was the Cannon Falls Fire Department and the Cannon Falls Ambulance. Further investigation of how Reinhardt died will be conducted by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office of Southern Minnesota. The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be conducting an investigation. A celebration of life for Reinhardt has been scheduled for February 4th, in Hastings.
