Injury In The Baakken Field

The caught-in/between injury is one of construction's "fatal four" according to [OSHA]. The other three are falls, struck by object, and electrocutions. OSHA defines caught-in/between injuries as those caused by a worker being caught between two objects and being crushed, squeezed, pinched, or compressed. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, the consequences can be "minimal" such as the loss of a finger, or cause instant death when the accident involves most of the victim's body.

There are three ways this type of injury occurs in the Bakken field and in other areas with construction work:

Within the moving parts of operating equipment. Machinery or equipment lacking safety guards exposes the worker to belts, chains, gears, and