Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sentry View Systems, Foxtrot Zero Four ICBM Minuteman Missile Site, RYDER, NORTH DAKOTA 58779
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a boom lift when his head contacted a power line. He was shocked, the current exiting his body through his left arm.
An employee was installing a ground wire to a power transmission pole. The ground wire contacted an energized portion of a cut-out, causing an arc-flash. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to their chest and arms.
An employee was connecting a utility transformer for underground service to a home. The employee's impact drill went across two connection bars with 240 volts of potential, creating an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to the face and eyes due to the arc flash and molten aluminum.
On December 15, 2023, at 9:15 AM, an employee was changing 60-amp fuses in a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to both hands.
An employee was working from an extension ladder, installing a security camera. The ladder fell out from under the employee, who fell to the ground 12 feet below and broke his right femur.
At about 9:20 a.m. on October 10, 2025, an employee was backing up a stand-up forklift in a storage warehouse to move pallets of goods from steel pallet storage racks. His right knee was pinned between the forklift and the steel racking, and his femur was broken near the knee. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was troubleshooting a burglar alarm system and began descending a ladder when their foot became caught in a rung and they fell to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their tibia and fibula.
On 12/18/2024, a temporary employee was spotting for a forklift. The forklift was turning to put a pallet on a trailer for transport when the pallet struck the back of the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a broken bones in the lower left leg, ankle, and foot. He also sustained a laceration across the left foot.
An employee was on the second step of a four-foot ladder to remove a pipe plug using a wrench. The wrench slipped and he lost his balance. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor, landing on his right knee. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia.
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.