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Man, 77, hurt in equipment crash
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BRODHEAD - A 77-year-old Brodhead man is in critical condition following a skid loader accident Monday, at 8418 S. Nelson Road, according to a Sheriff's department statement.At about 2:46 p.m., the Rock County Sheriff's Office responded to a call that a skid loader was falling off a wooden bridge. Deputies later learned Robert Alich, was the operator of the machinery near a barn in southwest Rock County, six miles southeast of Brodhead.An investigation of the incident revealed Alich was driving the skid loader up a dirt ramp onto a wood overpass, which is attached to a barn. The driveway then leads into the haymow, the statement said.