Neiman Enterprises, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Multiple surface and flesh wounds — SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Neiman Enterprises, Inc. | Report ID | 2024109336 |
| Address | 1510 West Oliver Street | City, State ZIP | SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA 57783 |
| Event Date | October 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple surface and flesh wounds | Body Part | Multiple lower extremities locations unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Planing mills |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1780588 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.49000, -103.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a planer bander when the photo-sensing eye was tripped and the press started moving. The employee was pinched between the conveyor roller and a plate. The employee sustained lacerations, bruises, and abrasions to the lower extremities that required stitches and staples, as well as compartment syndrome. The machine was not completely de-energized or locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2024, a worker at Neiman Enterprises, Inc. in SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered multiple surface and flesh wounds to the multiple lower extremities locations unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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