Fort Dodge, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: US Gyspum Fort Dodge
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at US Gyspum Fort Dodge in 2110 Paragon Avenue, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was MFGOperator in ready MixJoint Treatment, Hydrocal and Quarry.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- US Gyspum Fort Dodge
- Parent company
- USG
- Street
- 2110 Paragon Avenue
- City
- Fort Dodge
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50501
- On-site location
- First floor of cbase under the reactors
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 15
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
Removing drain line flange from bottom of cbase reactor moving out of area to avoid slurry
What happened
Employee was dumping cbase reactor 1 during an emergency shutdown Shook out the dump hose to check for slurry draining out found none Started to remove the flange attaching the hose collar to the underside of the reactor As he was loosening the last bolt slurry began to run out of the reactor He was hit in the face neck and upper body and quickly moved away from the reactor When he jumped from the platform to the floor to exit through the doorway he felt a couple pops in his knee He crawled the rest of the way out to clear the slurry still draining Employee sustained some burns on the upper arms from the hot slurry and was unable to bear weight on his knee Employee was taken by plant vehicle to the ER for evaluation
Injury or illness
Nature of InjuryIllness SprainStrainOverexertion Body Parts KneesLeft
Object or substance involved
Hot cbase slurry injured knee quickly exiting area
Summary line
Nature of InjuryIllness SprainStrainOverexertion Cause of InjuryIllnessFall or Slip Body Parts KneesLeft Object Substance Hot cbase slurry injured knee quickly exiting area
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MFGOperator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 325520: Ready MixJoint Treatment, Hydrocal and Quarry
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 147
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 306,602
- EIN
- 361898410
- Establishment ID
- 311027
- Employer case #
- US-FORT DO
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:30
- Time of incident
- 01:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-23
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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