Rushmore Forest Products, Inc.

Trip without fall, n.e.c. — Fractures — HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rushmore Forest Products, Inc. in HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Rushmore Forest Products, Inc. Report ID 2016021247
Address 23848 HWY 385 SOUTH City, State ZIP HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57745
Event Date February 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Trip without fall, n.e.c. Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.94000, -103.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking from one deck to the deck feeder. As he crossed the gap between the two, his foot became caught in the chainway, breaking his right ankle.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2016, a worker at Rushmore Forest Products, Inc. in HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as trip without fall, n.e.c., with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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