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Dirt Dynamics

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dirt Dynamics in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Dirt Dynamics Report ID 2021010185
Address 4330 13th Avenue SW City, State ZIP FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58103
Event Date January 7, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 46.86000, -96.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching a wall form panel to a knuckle boom. The boom lowered, pinching the employee's left hand against the wall panel and amputating the index finger at the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2021, a worker at Dirt Dynamics in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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