Dakota Gasification Company

An employee was inspecting a coal conveyor belt. The idler pulley system caught the employee's clothing and pulled in the employee's arm up to the elbow. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized.

An employee sustained lacerations to his face from the release of pressurized urea solids.

An employee was holding a hydraulic hose while pressurizing a high-torque wrench to remove large nuts from a pressure vessel. The hydraulic hose ruptured, puncturing the employee's left index finger.

An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.

An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.

Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.

An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.

An employee was in a forklift man basket fixing a garage door opener when they fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered head and back injuries as well as kidney bruising.

An employee was exiting a jockey truck to disconnect the trailer when he fell from the truck to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured forearm.

An employee was walking in the parking lot from the office to the parts building when he slipped and fell due to winter conditions. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the right tibia and fibula, requiring surgery.

An employee sustained a jaw laceration when air pressure released due to a blown gas line. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

An employee was loading a cryogenic liquid cylinder onto a cart to move onto a truck when their finger was caught between the cylinder and the cart frame. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated and they lost a nail.

An employee was manually moving blocks of dry ice when their right middle finger was pinched between a returning hydraulic arm and the railing around the conveyor belt system. The finger was partially amputated.

An employee fell from a dock to ground level (less than 4 feet) and broke their tibia/knee.

An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.

An employee's left bicep was lacerated by high-pressure water during water blasting operations. The employee was hospitalized.