Valley Markets, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Valley Markets, Inc. | Report ID | 2025021537 |
| Address | 1925 13th Avenue North | City, State ZIP | GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58203 |
| Event Date | February 16, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | 1805136 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.93000, -97.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a dough machine when the machine cycled and rotating parts pulled the employee's rag into the machine. The blade struck the employee's hand resulting in amputations to three fingers. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On February 16, 2025, a worker at Valley Markets, Inc. in GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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