Fargo, ND—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Fargo, ND

136 severe-injury reports between 2015-03-20 and 2025-10-21, 220 OSHA inspections, and 2,027 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Fargo, North Dakota.

136Severe injuries

104Hospitalizations

220OSHA inspections

2,027Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Fargo

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Sanford Medical Center Fargo 7 2 Sanford Medical Center 5 3 McNeilus Steel, Inc. 3 4 O'Day Tank & Steel LLC 3 5 Spartan Nash 3 6 Cardinal IG 2 7 CNH Industrial America, LLC 2 8 Cole Papers 2 9 Dirt Dynamics 2 10 Magnum Companies 2

Example incidents

J-Mar Enterprises FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · 2025-10-21 · Fall on same level n.e.c.
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.
Right Temp Mechanical Inc. FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · 2025-09-08 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
The cover for an HVAC chute had been removed so a metal platform could be placed on top. An employee fell through the opening to a surface about 20 feet below, landing on his back and suffering three fractured vertebrae.
Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, LP FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · 2025-07-05 · Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when it struck a racking post and the employee's lower leg was crushed, resulting in an open fracture of the tibia and fibula.
Nu-tek Food Science, LLC FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · 2024-11-20 · Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
An employee was emptying a waste barrel into a steel hopper. The barrels are attached to a forklift with a bracket and the forklift is used to raise the barrel over the steel hopper. Once raised, a chain is used to operate a pulley mechanism attached to the bracket that tips the barrel horizontally to empty the contents into the hopper. A link in the chain used to operate the pulley system detached. The employee went to manually dump the barrel and the barrel slid down, crushing his left hand between the barrel and the hopper. The employee sustained an injury to their left ring and little fingers that required surgery and partial amputation of the little finger.
ASN Constructors FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · 2024-11-11 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
The injured employee was holding a frame while another employee was drilling holes for an anchor. The drill chuck contacted the injured employee's hand, resulting in the avulsion and amputation of their left ring finger.
Sanford Medical Center Fargo FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · 2024-09-18 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was pushing a case cart full of surgical tools out of the elevator and caught her shoe on some damaged/peeling flooring. She fell to the ground and fractured her hip.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.