O'Day Tank & Steel LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | O'Day Tank & Steel LLC | Report ID | 2018099105 |
| Address | 2420 First Avenue North | City, State ZIP | FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102 |
| Event Date | September 4, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332420 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.87000, -96.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a tape measurer to measure the circumference of a steel tank that was sitting on rollers when slack in the tape measurer began to create a loop that was getting hung up. As the employee reached for the loop, he inadvertently activated the roller. His left pinky was then caught and smashed between the roller and the tank, resulting in a surgical amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 4, 2018, a worker at O'Day Tank & Steel LLC in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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