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Rushmore Forest Products, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c. — 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 2017109996
Address 23848 HWY 385 SOUTH City, State ZIP HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57745
Event Date October 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c. Body Part Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Machine platforms
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.94000, -103.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing a skewed board in the sorter machine, stubbed a toe and fell off the 42" sorter platform to a catwalk. The employee suffered a deviated nasal septum requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2017, a worker at Rushmore Forest Products, Inc. in HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c. to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with machine platforms identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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