IPEC Equipment Services
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | IPEC Equipment Services | Report ID | 20181011019 |
| Address | American Crystal Sugar, 121 Highway 81 North | City, State ZIP | HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA 58045 |
| Event Date | October 25, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.43000, -97.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reassembling pipe components after a valve replacement on a mud pump. A section of pipe crushed his finger against a pipe flange. The finger was surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 25, 2018, a worker at IPEC Equipment Services in HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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