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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2023 | Dakota Plains Dairy, LLC | BERESFORD, South Dakota | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Pipeline Plastics, LLC | BELLE FOURCHE, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 1, 2023 | PPD USA Inc | MADISON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 28, 2023 | School Bus, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Strains | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 24, 2023 | POET Bioprocessing - Chancellor | CHANCELLOR, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Basin Construction and Drain Tile, LLC | BRADLEY, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group | VOLGA, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Nov 4, 2023 | RJ Tide Construction Company, INC. | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2023 | CHS-Dakota Plains AG Co-Op | REVILLO, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Gates Corporation | BRANDON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Load King, LLC | ELK POINT, South Dakota | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 2, 2023 | GS Operating, LLC | BRANDON, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 27, 2023 | North Star Logistics, L.L.C. | BRYANT, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fiegen Construction Co. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Lineage Logistics, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2023 | American Foods Group, LLC | YANKTON, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Herniated discs | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Dollar Tree Stores, Inc | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Dells Material Company | DELL RAPIDS, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Vison Electric LLC. | CLARK, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Masaba, Inc. | VERMILLION, South Dakota | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Falcon Plastics | MADISON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Kyle Health Center | KYLE, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures and dislocations | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2023 | MP Nexlevel, LLC | HURON, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Terex South Dakota | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Little Goat Services, LLC | CUSTER, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Quality Construction and Renovation, LLC | BOX ELDER, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Terex South Dakota | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Northern Electric Cooperative | BATH, South Dakota | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Neiman Enterprises, Inc. | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 5, 2023 | US Department of Agriculture | NEMO, South Dakota | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Lineage Logistics, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 3M | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Orion Landmark Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Qvest Sanitation, LLC | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 10, 2023 | Love's Travel Stop | BOX ELDER, South Dakota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Dislocation of joints | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2023 | New Angus, LLC | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 4, 2023 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall while sitting | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2023 | TranSource Truck & Equipment | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Feeding South Dakota | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2023 | R and L Construction | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Walter Ree Masonry Construction, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2023 | National Park Service | HOT SPRINGS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. | MILBANK, South Dakota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Hospitalized |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C. | MITCHELL, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Hy-Vee, Inc. #1871 | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Waterbury Heating & Cooling, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Farmers Co-Op Grain Elevator | BRITTON, South Dakota | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Head, 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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