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OSHA Injury Report: NPS (Northern Plains Steel)

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at NPS (Northern Plains Steel) in Fargo, ND 58102 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sHIPPING RECEIVING B in metals service centers.

Establishment
NPS (Northern Plains Steel)
Parent company
Owen Industries
Street
3801 15th Avenue North
City
Fargo
State
ND
ZIP
58102
On-site location
NPS Warehouse
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
27
Days restricted or transferred
11

Employee was going to move metal sheets.

Employee was in the process of getting the sheet lifter in position to move a stack of plates. He then walked in between two stacks while the sheet lifter was swinging erratically striking his chest resulting in a fractured sternum.

Fractured sternum.

Sheet lifter.

Employee was in the process of getting the sheet lifter in position to move a stack of plates. He then walked in between two stacks while the sheet lifter was swinging erratically and it struck him in the chest area resulting in a fractured sternum.

Job description
SHIPPING RECEIVING B
SOC code
43-5071 — Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
NAICS code
423510 — Metals service centers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
105
Total hours worked
248169
EIN
470618875
Establishment ID
215887
Employer case #
202300006
Date of incident
Shift started
12:51:00.000
Time of incident
17:40:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:23:05:00

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