North Star Coop
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CAVALIER, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | North Star Coop | Report ID | 20161112086 |
| Address | 1304 Hwy 5 West | City, State ZIP | CAVALIER, NORTH DAKOTA 58220 |
| Event Date | November 28, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.76000, -98.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing snow from a tarp covering a trailer when the spring loaded tarp arm shut and caught the employee's finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On November 28, 2016, a worker at North Star Coop in CAVALIER, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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