LM Wind Power Blades (ND), Inc.

Fall on same level, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LM Wind Power Blades (ND), Inc. in GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer LM Wind Power Blades (ND), Inc. Report ID 2019032307
Address 1580 South 48th Street City, State ZIP GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58206
Event Date March 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floor irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 333611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 47.90000, -97.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing the inside of a turbine blade when he fell onto a sharp edge protruding from the work surface. The employee sustained a laceration to his right arm requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2019, a worker at LM Wind Power Blades (ND), Inc. in GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA suffered cuts, lacerations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor irregularity identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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