Black Hills Trucking

Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Black Hills Trucking in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Black Hills Trucking Report ID 2024065627
Address 2 E 3rd Ave, Railhead location by the train depot City, State ZIP WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801
Event Date June 24, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running Source of Injury Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary Source Heavy rail vehicles unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 48.14000, -103.61000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was helping a forklift operator take out a well pipe from a railroad gondola car. While picking up the pipe, one pipe slid toward the car where the employee was standing and crushed his left ring fingertip, resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2024, a worker at Black Hills Trucking in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with pipes, tubes metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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