Moorhead, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: American Crystal Sugar Company Moorhead
Poisoning · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a poisoning at American Crystal Sugar Company Moorhead in 2500 11th St. N, Moorhead, MN 56560 resulted in days away from work. Employee was environmental Technician in raw beet sugar manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- American Crystal Sugar Company Moorhead
- Parent company
- American Crystal Sugar Moorhead
- Street
- 2500 11th St. N
- City
- Moorhead
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56560
- On-site location
- Screenhouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Poisoning (code 4)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Employee was dumping sulfamic acid powder into well to descale machinery.
What happened
Concentrated H2S gas had built up and been trapped in the well. When the top was lifted an unknown concentration of H2S gas was released and inhaled by employee. Employee ambulated to outside fresh air where he lost consciousness briefly.
Injury or illness
H2S inhalation injury resulting in symptoms and abnormal blood work (cellular death)
Object or substance involved
H2S gas
Summary line
H2S exposure leading to loss of conciousness
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Environmental Technician
- SOC code
- 17-3025: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 311313: Raw beet sugar manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 365
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 781,666
- EIN
- 840004720
- Establishment ID
- 811691
- Employer case #
- 15
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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