Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — CENTER, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Industrial Contractors, Inc. | Report ID | 2019099339 |
| Address | 3401 24th Street SW | City, State ZIP | CENTER, NORTH DAKOTA 58530 |
| Event Date | September 8, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Source of Injury | Pressurized water-blast |
| Secondary Source | Boilers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.06000, -101.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was raking slag while standing on a platform. A plug in the boiler came loose causing water and slag to eject at high pressure and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the back, a compression fracture to vertebrae, and a brain hematoma.
Incident Summary
On September 8, 2019, a worker at Industrial Contractors, Inc. in CENTER, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with pressurized water-blast identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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