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671 OSHA severe injury reports in SOUTH DAKOTA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 671 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | TrueNorth Steel, Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 2, 2017 | O & J Coatings, Inc. | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2017 | Nutraferma | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Heel(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 22, 2017 | BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Spearfish Forest Products | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Gage Bros. Concrete Products, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2017 | TCC Materials, LLC | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2017 | RDO Equipment Co. | HOT SPRINGS, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Custer State Park Resorts | CUSTER, South Dakota | Ran off roadway | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2017 | HUBER CONTRACTING, INC. | GREGORY, South Dakota | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2017 | BGT Contractors, LLC | HOWARD, South Dakota | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2017 | M.J. Electric, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Second degree electrical burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Consolidated Ready Mix, Inc. | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 19, 2017 | Office Depot Store #6118 | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2017 | ACTION MECHANICAL, INC. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 8, 2017 | Masaba, Inc. | VERMILLION, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 30, 2017 | Scull Construction Service, Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 25, 2017 | Kolberg Pioneer | YANKTON, South Dakota | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2017 | First Dakota Enterprise, Inc. | EMERY, South Dakota | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Surface wounds and bruises, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2017 | AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2017 | Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs, Inc. | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 10, 2017 | Prinsco, Inc. | BERESFORD, South Dakota | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Dakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C. | HURON, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Sanford Health | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Marmen Energy, Inc. | BRANDON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Fractures | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2017 | JES Farms Partnership | PIERRE, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Dislocation of joints | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Smithfield Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Gage Bros. Concrete Products, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2017 | Agland COOP | ARMOUR, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2017 | Regal - Hub City, Inc. | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 9, 2017 | WAGNER BUILDING SUPPLY CO., INC. | WAGNER, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2017 | Rutten Structures, Inc. | CANTON, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Dakota Panel | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 18, 2017 | American Foods Group, LLC | YANKTON, South Dakota | Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Spartan ERV | BRANDON, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Riverview, LLP | RAYMOND, South Dakota | Struck by animal, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2017 | HOWE HEATING & PLUMBING | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Dislocation of joints | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Sanford Health | WINNER, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Signet Builders, Inc. | SALEM, South Dakota | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Menard, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2017 | Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | ROSHOLT, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2017 | Heine Express, LLC | TABOR, South Dakota | Trampled by or stepped on by animal | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2017 | Rosenbauer America - SD Division | LYONS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2017 | FAGEN, INC. | AURORA, South Dakota | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 9, 2017 | Volunteers of America, Dakotas | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Smithfield Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota Foundation, Inc. | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2016 | Wilson Trailer Company | YANKTON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 19, 2016 | I'll Do It Constructors, LLC | DELL RAPIDS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Smithfield Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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