OSHA Injury Report: AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY EAST GRAND FORKS

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

using a slide hammer to remove a shaft from the upper feed table support wheel in Weibull [REDACTED] #1

What happened

At approximately [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] a contract employee working in the sugar warehouse sustained a laceration to his finger while using a slide hammer to remove a shaft from the upper feed table support wheel in [REDACTED]. The employee requested medical attention and was treated by the on-site nurse who bandaged the injury. Cause of Injury: The injury occurred when the employee’s finger became caught between the brass sliding component of the slide hammer and a nut welded to the end of the ½” rod. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident. The slide hammer in use was a shop-fabricated tool consisting of a ½” steel rod with welded nuts on each end and a 2” diameter brass hammer that slides along the rod. Notably the brass hammer lacked protective edges or guards to prevent hand slippage contributing to the injury.

Injury or illness

crush injury to pinky

Object or substance involved

hand tools

Summary line

crush injury to pinky

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.