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ST. PAUL _ The Minnesota Vikings did not violate occupational safety and health standards in July when star offensive lineman Korey Stringer died of heat-related illness, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said Thursday.
Despite hot and humid conditions at the Vikings' training camp in Mankato, Minn., on July 30 and 31, when Stringer fell ill, the length of the practices and the player activity level did not exceed recommended guidelines, the department's occupational safety and health division said after a lengthy investigation.
However, the division made six recommendations to the Vikings designed to give more relief to the players during practices in summer conditions.
Stringer, 27, collapsed from heat-related illness after a morning practice July 31, and died early the next day. When the roughly two-hour practice ended at 11 ...