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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2023 | Midcontinent Communications | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2023 | POET Bioprocessing - Chancellor | CHANCELLOR, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Indian Health Services | PINE RIDGE, South Dakota | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Sands Wall Systems, Inc | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Defense Commissary Agency Ellsworth Air Force Base | ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Basin Construction and Drain Tile, LLC | HAYTI, South Dakota | Fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Bureau of Indian Affairs | CHAMBERLAIN, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures and dislocations | Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Menard, Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Multiple leg locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Midwest Motor Express, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Persona Signs LLC | MADISON, South Dakota | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Sanford USD Medical Center | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Sacral region | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Target #0848 | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Dream Construction, Inc. | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Daktronics | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2022 | HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Flying J Travel Center | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Shooting by other person-intentional | Gunshot wounds | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Associated Milk Producers Inc | HOVEN, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Manitou Equipment America, LLC | MADISON, South Dakota | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Underground Connections, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Spearfish Pellet Company | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Neiman Enterprises, Inc. | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Great Western Corral | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Heavy Constructors, Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Lloyd Companies, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2022 | FedEx Express | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Scheels All Sports Inc | HUMBOLDT, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Viaflex | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2022 | Dakota Panel | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2022 | New Angus, L.L.C. | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Agtegra Cooperative | HURON, South Dakota | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Fractures | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2022 | West River Electric Association, Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2022 | TIMBERWEST MANUFACTURING, LLC | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Reynolds Construction Management Services, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2022 | Dakota Layers, LLP | FLANDREAU, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Foot (feet), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 4, 2022 | RDO Equipment Co. | FAULKTON, South Dakota | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2022 | FIMCO Inc. | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2022 | CHS Inc | ONIDA, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 17, 2022 | Walmart Supercenter Store # 1543 | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 16, 2022 | CHS, Inc. | MITCHELL, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 13, 2022 | Apex Ironworks and Fabrication | MILBANK, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 12, 2022 | F.M. Acoustical Tile, Inc | HURON, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 5, 2022 | Quality Tool, Inc. | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2022 | CHS, Inc | WILMOT, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Shur-Co, LLC | VERMILLION, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 28, 2022 | WOODLAND CABINETRY, INC. | SISSETON, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Mitographers, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Zandstra Construction | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Explosion, n.e.c. | Fractures and burns | Multiple body parts, 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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