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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023076469 · 7/19/2023 · American Crystal Sugar Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Crystal Sugar Company
Location
121 Highway 81 NE, HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58045
NAICS
311313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a machine and went to move a piece. A part of a cylinder released, crushing the employee's right index finger and resulting in a fracture that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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