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OSHA Injury Report: NPS (Northern Plains Steel)

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at NPS (Northern Plains Steel) in 3801 15th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler B in metals service centers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
NPS (Northern Plains Steel)
Parent company
Owen Industries
Street
3801 15th Avenue North
City
Fargo
State
ND
ZIP
58102
On-site location
NPS Parts Picking Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12

Before the incident

Removing metal parts from a metal sheet.

What happened

Employee was using a prybar to remove a metal part from a sheet of metal and experienced a popping sensation in his left thumb and wrist area which was diagnosed as a left thumb sprain.

Injury or illness

Left thumb sprain.

Object or substance involved

Prybar.

Summary line

Employee was using a prybar to remove a metal part from a sheet of metal and experienced a popping sensation in his left thumb and wrist area which was diagnosed as a left thumb sprain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler B
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423510 — Metals service centers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
105
Total hours worked
248169
EIN
470618875
Establishment ID
215887
Employer case #
202300003

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:06:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.