Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-21 | Fargo | Nd | Robert Gibb & Sons, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was setting up a mechanical room when a gate valve pinched his right ring finger. The finger was amputated. | |||||
2021-09-15 | Fargo | Nd | Family HealthCare Center | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while pushing a custodial cart and suffered fractured vertebrae. | |||||
2021-09-11 | Fargo | Nd | Cardinal IG | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was observing while glass was being put on a conveyor on the ingoing side of a washer. The employee's left hand was pulled into a conveyor roller. His index and middle fingers were severely broken, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2021-08-02 | Fargo | Nd | All American Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on a platform hanging a 4-inch piece of cast iron pipe. He fell through a ladder access hole and landed on the floor about 8 feet below, suffering a head injury (with a concussion) and a sore shoulder. | |||||
2021-07-08 | Fargo | Nd | Miller Insulation Co., Inc. | Elbow(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
An employee was installing pipes and ducts in an attic space. His elbow struck a metal frame and was injured. | |||||
2021-06-26 | Fargo | Nd | Nu-tek Food Science, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was changing a bulk bag underneath a hopper when his left hand became caught on the rotary airlock, resulting in amputations to his index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
2021-06-09 | Fargo | Nd | CNH Industrial | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered heat stress while conducting on-the-job training. | |||||
2021-04-09 | Fargo | Nd | Magnum Contracting, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was climbing an extension ladder with his tools in a bucket. As he reached the top of the ladder and raised the bucket to the third floor, he fell from the ladder onto the decking of the second floor 15 feet below. He suffered a broken vertebra. | |||||
2021-03-08 | Fargo | Nd | Red Cedar Steel Erectors Inc | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was connecting two steel beams when his right ring finger was caught between the beams, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2021-01-07 | Fargo | Nd | Dirt Dynamics | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was attaching a wall form panel to a knuckle boom. The boom lowered, pinching the employee's left hand against the wall panel and amputating the index finger at the knuckle. | |||||
2021-01-04 | West Fargo | Nd | Moorhead Electric, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was operating a scissor lift when his finger got caught between an electrical panel and the lift's railing, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-10-09 | West Fargo | Nd | K and K Construction and Repair, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was using a chain hoist to lift an angle hook that had been tack-welded to a metal plate. The weld failed, causing the plate to drop and strike the employee's left hand. Fingers on the left hand were injured and the index finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-10-04 | Fargo | Nd | Sanford Medical Center - Fargo | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was hospitalized due to respiratory distress after inhaling odor eliminator spray. | |||||
2020-09-14 | Fargo | Nd | Spartan Nash | Knee(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was picking up product using a pallet jack when his knee was caught between the pallet jack and a rack and fractured. | |||||
2020-09-11 | West Fargo | Nd | Corbon's, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee of Corbon's, Inc., was using a bandsaw to cut meat when his hand slipped and made contact with the saw blade, resulting in the amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
2020-08-20 | Fargo | Nd | Red River Commodities | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was sweeping sunflower seeds into the floor auger portals in a flat-bottom grain storage bin. He slipped down a pile of seeds (about 5-6 feet tall) and his leg was caught by an auger. His leg was amputated. | |||||
2020-06-18 | Fargo | North Dakota | SpartanNash Company | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was dismounting a pallet jack when the pallet jack was pulled toward him, pinning his leg against a guard post. He suffered a leg injury and fractured ankle. | |||||
2020-06-15 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center - Fargo | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
A mini-loader was carrying flowers to a planting area. An employee was planting flowers when the bucket of the mini-loader pinned his leg to a cement structure, resulting in a left ankle fracture. | |||||
2020-05-26 | Fargo | North Dakota | Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was transporting goods on a two-wheel hand cart down a ramp from the back of a delivery truck when he slipped on the ramp, sustaining injuries to his back and neck and several broken bones. | |||||
2020-01-30 | Fargo | North Dakota | Steinbrecher Painitng Company | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder installing plastic material over an I-beam before starting to paint. The employee fell off the ladder and sustained two broken wrists and injuries to his back. | |||||
2020-01-24 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A paramedic was walking up to the scene of a medical incident when she slipped on ice and fell, suffering a broken right hip. | |||||
2020-01-20 | West Fargo | North Dakota | PKG Contracting Inc. | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting concrete with a saw when the saw kicked back and lacerated his right forearm. | |||||
2020-01-02 | Fargo | North Dakota | NMC Group | Brain | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was in an aerial lift's operator seat, lowering the lift to the ground. The lift titled and ejected the employee, causing head injuries. | |||||
2019-09-18 | Fargo | North Dakota | Butler Machinery | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was attempting to move a 3,000-pound forklift battery when his right index finger was caught between the battery and the battery housing, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-09-16 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking beside a cart when it caught her feet. She tripped and her left arm was broken. | |||||
2019-09-13 | West Fargo | North Dakota | M.J. Dalsin Company of N.D., Inc. | Skull | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was working on a roof approximately 20 feet high when the employee walked backwards and fell off the edge to the ground, suffering a skull fracture and contusion that required stitches. | |||||
2019-08-19 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Trail King Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was reaching out for a crane remote control when it slipped off his hand and activated the crane. The crane moved and his fingers were crushed between two pieces of metal. | |||||
2019-07-17 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While carrying items, an employee tripped on a table cloth and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip. | |||||
2019-05-21 | Fargo | North Dakota | McCough Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was hoisting loads. The load swung and the employee's hand was pinched between two loads. A finger was crushed and required surgery. | |||||
2019-05-13 | Fargo | North Dakota | Industrial Builders, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a chain come-a-long to move a boiler down the steps into a building. The neutral lever hit a solid surface and disengaged the come-a-long. As the chain began moving freely the employee's finger became caught in the sprocket of the come-a-long resulting in the amputation of the left ring finger. | |||||
2019-04-25 | Fargo | North Dakota | Dirt Dynamics | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
An employee had been spotting for a truck. The truck backed into a light pole which fell over and hit the employee causing broken vertebrae in the lower neck or upper back and a laceration to the head. | |||||
2019-04-11 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Multiple head locations | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking in a parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground. He suffered a concussion and a fracture to the upper jaw, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-24 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sysco Foods, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a pallet jack, lost balance and fell off the pallet jack. The employee was pinned against a wall and suffered a broken foot. | |||||
2019-02-19 | Fargo | North Dakota | O'Day Tank & Steel LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On February 19, 2019, while sandblasting outside a tank, an employee tripped over the sandblaster hose and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left femur. | |||||
2019-02-16 | Fargo | North Dakota | LME, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was bending down to move a box so that it would not be run over by a forklift. The forklift ran over the employee's foot, breaking bones. | |||||
2019-02-15 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center - Fargo | Lumbar region | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped in an icy parking lot and suffered a closed compression fracture of a vertebra in her back. | |||||
2019-01-06 | Fargo | North Dakota | Cass Clay | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was removing a valve from an air hose when his fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2018-09-12 | Fargo | North Dakota | Spartan Nash | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a powered pallet jack when the employee was caught between the jack and a cantilever rack, fracturing the left leg. | |||||
2018-09-12 | Fargo | North Dakota | McNeilus Steel | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was lifting the locking mechanism of a trailer when it snapped down and severed his fingertip. | |||||
2018-09-04 | Fargo | North Dakota | O'Day Tank & Steel LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a tape measurer to measure the circumference of a steel tank that was sitting on rollers when slack in the tape measurer began to create a loop that was getting hung up. As the employee reached for the loop, he inadvertently activated the roller. His left pinky was then caught and smashed between the roller and the tank, resulting in a surgical amputation. | |||||
2018-08-02 | Fargo | North Dakota | Forum Communications Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to remove a blemish that developed on the press plate of a sheet-fed press machine when his right index finger was caught in a roller, resulting in an amputation to the top portion of his finger. | |||||
2018-07-20 | Fargo | North Dakota | Tecton Products LLC | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was attempting to remove fibers from a mat cutter blade when it cut his right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2018-06-25 | Fargo | North Dakota | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was experiencing cardiac stress while collecting recycling resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
2018-06-23 | Fargo | Georgia | Trejo Brothers Produce, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
An employee was pulling weeds, helping another employee prune shrubbery. The other employee's clippers caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation and a bone fracture requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-29 | Fargo | North Dakota | Western Products | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was on a roof applying valley tin. The employee slipped on the valley tin and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee sustained lacerations to the face and arms. The employee's lanyard was unhooked at the time. | |||||
2018-05-24 | Fargo | North Dakota | Taco Bell | Head and neck | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was operating a deep fryer when a lighter fell out of the employee's shirt pocket into the fryer. The hot oil melted the casing on the lighter causing a fire and explosion of the hot oil that resulted in burns to the employee's face and neck. | |||||
2018-04-28 | Fargo | North Dakota | SGM, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On April 28, 2018, an employee was guiding a forklift operator when the forklift lowered a crate onto his foot, crushing his right big toe. His toe was later amputated. | |||||
2018-04-18 | Fargo | North Dakota | VA Medical Center | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Nonclassifiable |
While performing maintenance activities, an employee experienced back pain that required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-04-10 | Fargo | North Dakota | Valley Imports | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on ice while walking between buildings, suffering multiple ankle fractures. | |||||
2018-04-02 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the sidewalk while walking to the front door, fracturing her wrist and forearm. | |||||
2018-03-30 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot while walking toward the building, breaking her hip. | |||||
2018-03-21 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Center | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
Two employees slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot, fracturing their ankles and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-03-19 | Fargo | North Dakota | Space Age Sythetics | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was sanding a fiber board when the employee's hand was caught in the sander, partially removing skin. | |||||
2018-02-28 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Agassiz Seeds, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was repairing a fire door when the track or door system struck his right foot, resulting in an amputation to the right little toe. | |||||
2018-02-11 | Fargo | North Dakota | P-Americas LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking through the warehouse, tripped over a box and fell breaking a femur. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-01-17 | Fargo | North Dakota | Magnum Contracting, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a rough terrain forklift when the lift went across a slope that tilted the mast and forks down, causing the forklift cage to fall from the forks. An employee then fell approximately 12 feet from the cage, suffering fractured ribs. | |||||
2018-01-12 | Fargo | North Dakota | McNeilus Steel, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was banding bar stock (three metal pipes) with a pneumatic bander when his right glove and thumb were pulled into a pinch point in the bar stock. His right thumb was partially amputated. | |||||
2017-10-04 | Fargo | North Dakota | Master Construction | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a concrete mixing truck while walking at a construction site, suffering a lower leg injury. | |||||
2017-10-03 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Crary Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a drill press when his right hand was caught on the drill bit, partially amputating his thumb. | |||||
2017-06-13 | Fargo | North Dakota | Cardinal IG | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bending a piece of channel with a bender machine when it amputated his right ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time. | |||||
2017-06-07 | Fargo | North Dakota | O'Day Tank & Steel LLC | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was cleaning a paint gun using MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), when the high-pressure stream of MEK was injected into his left palm, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-07 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Grant's Mechanical, Inc. | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was working on a de-energized electrical panel when the panel became re-energized, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's right hand. | |||||
2017-06-05 | Fargo | North Dakota | Supervalu, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
An employee was repairing the steering linkage on a powered industrial truck when a jack gave way and the truck crushed his foot. | |||||
2017-04-28 | Fargo | North Dakota | Wrigley Mechanical, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a grooving machine when his glove was caught in the machine and his right hand was pulled in, amputating his little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2017-03-09 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Health | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee stepped up onto a ledge to get supplies, miss-stepped and fell resulting in a fracture to the left hip. The employee was also knocked unconscious. | |||||
2017-03-08 | Fargo | North Dakota | Key Contracting, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
The injured employee was acting as a spotter for the skid steer operator. The skid steer jumped forward and ran over the spotter's foot. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured foot. | |||||
2017-02-28 | Fargo | North Dakota | Magnum Companies | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell out the driver's side door of a truck and fractured a hip. | |||||
2017-02-28 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Cross Insulation, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning while working at a construction site. | |||||
2017-02-09 | Fargo | North Dakota | Ag Spray Equipment, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's hand became caught in a drill press and was seriously injured. | |||||
2016-10-14 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Pro-Pallet, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee suffered an amputation injury to the left thumb while using a chop saw. | |||||
2016-08-31 | Fargo | North Dakota | True North Steel | Knee(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking backwards while operating an overhead crane and struck his left leg on a steel truss. The employee suffered a left knee injury requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-07-29 | Fargo | North Dakota | McNeilus Steel, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c. |
An employee was preparing a bundle of rebar for transport when a banding wire broke and pinned the employee's arm between the bundle and a stack of rebar, causing a right arm fracture that required surgery. | |||||
2016-07-22 | Fargo | North Dakota | CNH Industrial America, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was admitted to the hospital after suffering heat stress. | |||||
2016-06-07 | Fargo | North Dakota | Supervalu, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was counting products when a forklift ran over his left foot, breaking toes. | |||||
2016-06-06 | Fargo | North Dakota | Laney's Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was closing up the equipment yard and was using his left hand to pull up on the gate. As he was pulling and lifting at the same time, his left middle finger was caught and amputated by the gate roller. | |||||
2016-06-01 | Fargo | North Dakota | J&J Repairs and Roofing, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing a ladder when a bracket came loose and the ladder fell to the side. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the lower leg. | |||||
2016-04-20 | Fargo | North Dakota | Aggregate Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee's left index finger was caught in the concrete delivery chute during installation. The wound would not heal therefore, the finger was medically amputated. | |||||
2016-02-26 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Western Area Power Administration | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was walking next to a forklift. A railroad rail fell from the forklift and struck the employee's right leg resulting in a lower leg fracture. | |||||
2016-02-07 | Fargo | North Dakota | Delta Global Services | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice on the ramp outside of the jetway breaking an ankle that required surgical repair. | |||||
2016-02-01 | Fargo | North Dakota | Cosentino Center of Minneapolis | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was attempting to unload goods from his delivery truck when he fell approximately 3 feet off the back platform onto the concrete parking lot (ground). He was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the skull, ribs, shoulder, and hand. | |||||
2015-12-30 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Reiner Contracting, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a gravel crushing conveyor belt. The employee attempted to dislodge stuck material from the return roller under the conveyor belt and the employee's arm was caught in the conveyor belt resulting in friction burns. | |||||
2015-12-12 | Fargo | North Dakota | Aureus Radiology | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Standing, standing up-single episode |
An employee was drawing blood from a patient when she felt a pop in her back as she stood up. | |||||
2015-12-09 | Fargo | North Dakota | Western Products | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
While operating a miter saw, an employee's left palm and thumb was cut, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
2015-10-23 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Crary Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee amputated the end of his left index finger while dumping materials from the grey dumpster. | |||||
2015-09-14 | Fargo | North Dakota | O'reilly Auto Parts | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a three-step step ladder attempting to remove a radiator from the shelf and lost his balance falling to the floor fracturing a lower lumbar disc. | |||||
2015-06-10 | Fargo | North Dakota | Fusion Automation | Nonclassifiable | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was struck by an electrical pole as it was being transferred to the ground by an excavator with a chain. | |||||
2015-05-12 | Fargo | North Dakota | Crane Johnson Lumber Company | Nonclassifiable | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee suffered an amputation injury while cutting lumber at or near 3350 West Main Avenue in Fargo, North Dakota. | |||||
2015-04-28 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Lorz Construction | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee sustained a fractured pelvis and right leg after being ejected from a personal basket attached to a telehandler and falling approximately 15 feet. | |||||
2015-04-24 | Fargo | North Dakota | Capstone Logistics Company | Lower leg(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in a warehouse when he struck a dock plate and was ejected. He sustained a fractured right lower leg. | |||||
2015-03-25 | Fargo | North Dakota | Sanford Medical Centers Fargo | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
A Sanford Medical Center employee was injured when she tripped over an electrical cord. As she fell, she grabbed a med cart, which landed on top of her body and broke her leg. | |||||
2015-03-23 | Fargo | North Dakota | Drayton Foods, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee sustained a broken arm while cleaning a food production roller, which was energized and pulled him into the machine. The rollers were unguarded and not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-03-20 | Fargo | North Dakota | RDO Truck Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
A king pin press malfunctioned, snapped back, and caught an employee's finger. He was hospitalized, and his left ring finger was amputated. | |||||
2015-01-15 | West Fargo | North Dakota | Trail King Industries, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On January 15, 2015, the employee was caught between equipment and suffered serious injuries while operating a saw machine located at 2130 Third Avenue NW in West Fargo, North Dakota. |