Minnesota Limited, LLC.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Minnesota Limited, LLC. in KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Minnesota Limited, LLC. Report ID 2017010437
Address Near intersection of Highway 23 and 107th Street SE City, State ZIP KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
Event Date January 16, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 47.97000, -102.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was waiting inside of his vehicle for the pipe to pull through and heard the equipment make an erratic sound. The employee stepped out of his vehicle to check on the pulling equipment. As he approached the cable pulling equipment, the cable released from its guide/pulley and whipped back and forth striking the employee and breaking an arm.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2017, a worker at Minnesota Limited, LLC. in KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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