GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA—
J.R. Simplot Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee was checking a shredder machine to ensure it was clean. Their fingers were caught and crushed inside the machine resulting in an amputation.
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