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Dakota Dry Bean

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dakota Dry Bean in DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Dakota Dry Bean Report ID 2015129302
Address 8735 Highway Two East City, State ZIP DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA 58301
Event Date December 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection # 1113378
GPS Coordinates 48.10000, -98.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a belt conveyor and had removed the guard from the chain and sprockets. The conveyor was turned off and the adjustment was made. The employee turned the conveyor on to ensure the adjustment was effective. The employee was demonstrating to another employee what adjustments had been made by pointing to the parts with his left hand when the employee's hand became caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in multiple fractures requiring hospitalization for medical treatment.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2015, a worker at Dakota Dry Bean in DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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