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Northern Plains Electric Co-Op

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Northern Plains Electric Co-Op in CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Northern Plains Electric Co-Op Report ID 2023076681
Address 1515 Main Street City, State ZIP CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58421
Event Date July 25, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 47.44000, -99.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee had removed the blade from a vibratory plow. The blade was on a sling that was attached to the forks of a telehandler. The employee was positioning the blade to lie down on a trailer when the sling slipped off the forks and pushed the employee off the trailer. The blade then landed on the employee's right foot and fractured it.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2023, a worker at Northern Plains Electric Co-Op in CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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