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Dakota Gasification

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BEULAH, NORTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dakota Gasification in BEULAH, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Dakota Gasification Report ID 2016064841
Address 420 County Road 26 City, State ZIP BEULAH, NORTH DAKOTA 58523
Event Date June 1, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 211111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 47.26000, -101.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a pin on a pneumatic cylinder when the cylinder's pressure released and amputated the employee's fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2016, a worker at Dakota Gasification in BEULAH, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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