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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 laser Operator A 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 Laser Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
17
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Loading a metal skeleton into a rack.

What happened

Employee was putting a metal skeleton down into a rack. The employee hit the wrong button on the controls of the gantry crane causing the metal part to strike the employee 's finger against the rack.

Injury or illness

Fractured left third finger.

Object or substance involved

Metal part and storage rack.

Summary line

Employee was putting a metal skeleton down into a rack. As the metal piece was going down the employee hit the wrong button on the controls of the gantry crane which caught the employee 's left third finger resulting in a fracture.

Employee and industry

Job description
Laser Operator A
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 #
202300009

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:38:00

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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.