United Pulse Trading, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | United Pulse Trading, Inc. | Report ID | 20231211089 |
| Address | 625 42nd Street NE | City, State ZIP | MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA 58701 |
| Event Date | December 4, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424590 | Inspection # | 1716019 |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.24000, -101.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was monitoring the milling process when the flexible sock fell off a sifting machine. The employee put it back on and when he pulled his hand out, his right index finger was cut by a metal edge on the machine. The employee's right index finger was amputated. The machine was running at the time.
Incident Summary
On December 4, 2023, a worker at United Pulse Trading, Inc. in MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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