Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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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. | |||||
2020-09-11 | 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. | |||||
2020-01-20 | 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. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
2017-06-07 | 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. | |||||
2017-02-28 | 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. | |||||
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. | |||||
2016-02-26 | 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. | |||||
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. | |||||
2015-10-23 | 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. | |||||
2015-04-28 | 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. | |||||
2015-01-15 | 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. |