O'Day Tank & Steel LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O'Day Tank & Steel LLC in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer O'Day Tank & Steel LLC Report ID 2017065169
Address 2420 First Avenue North City, State ZIP FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102
Event Date June 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Methyl ethyl ketone
Secondary Source Sprayers, air guns-paint
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # 1240207
GPS Coordinates 46.87000, -96.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a paint gun using MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), when the high-pressure stream of MEK was injected into his left palm, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2017, a worker at O'Day Tank & Steel LLC in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with methyl ethyl ketone identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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