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OSHA Injury Report: NPS (Northern Plains Steel)

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at NPS (Northern Plains Steel) in 3801 15th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mACHINE 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 Plasma Taqble

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Employee was lifting a metal sheet with a jib hoist.

What happened

Employee was lifting the skeleton just enough to get a block in between the skeleton and the parts. The hook slipped causing the skeleton to come down striking his thumb resulting in a fracture.

Injury or illness

Right thumb fracture.

Object or substance involved

Metal sheet.

Summary line

Employee was lifting the skeleton just enough to get a block in between the skeleton and the parts. The hook slipped causing the skeleton to come down resulting in a laceration to his right thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
MACHINE B
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423510 — Metals service centers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
105
Total hours worked
248169
EIN
470618875
Establishment ID
215887
Employer case #
202300007

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:12:00

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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.