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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2022 | Xcel Energy Inc. | FEDORA, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2022 | 3M | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Mueller Lumber Company | MITCHELL, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Fermentationexperts, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Walmart Stores, Inc #1604 | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Long's Propane Service Inc. | YANKTON, South Dakota | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 4, 2022 | FIMCO Inc. | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Dakota Foundry, Inc. | WEBSTER, South Dakota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 24, 2022 | ANCO Underground, LLC | SUMMERSET, South Dakota | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Daktronics, Inc | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Sentry Crane Services LLC | CLEAR LAKE, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 20, 2021 | SUDS AND DUDS, INC. DBA SERVALL UNIFORMS | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Limoges Construction, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2021 | DAKOTA PROVISIONS | HURON, South Dakota | Ingestion of harmful substance | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2021 | 5 STAR CAR RENTAL, INC. dba Avis Rent A Car | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Electronic Systems Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Ear(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Neiman Enterprises, Inc. | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Sweetman Construction Company | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Halme, Inc. | LAKE NORDEN, South Dakota | Small-scale (limited) fire | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Probst Electric | WHITEWOOD, South Dakota | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Nov 3, 2021 | A & B Business, Inc | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Lincoln County Rural Water System, Inc | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc. | BRANDON, South Dakota | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Limoges Construction, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Dakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C. | HURON, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Sanford USD Medical Center | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Interbake Foods, LLC | NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2021 | North American Truck & Trailer, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Agropur, Inc. | LAKE NORDEN, South Dakota | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Henry Carlson Company | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2021 | St Joseph's Indian School | CHAMBERLAIN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2021 | QUALITY PARK. LLC | BERESFORD, South Dakota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Electric Supply Company | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC | YANKTON, South Dakota | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2021 | GAGE BROTHERS CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 18, 2021 | Simon Contractors | WHITEWOOD, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2021 | Grangaard Construction, Inc. | CAMP CROOK, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2021 | New Vision Co-Op | HARRISBURG, South Dakota | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2021 | Furniture Mart USA | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2021 | CHS, Inc. | WAGNER, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Menno-Olivet Care Center, Inc. | MENNO, South Dakota | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 9, 2021 | United Ground Express | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Wendy's of Colorado Springs, Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2021 | American Foods Group, LLC | YANKTON, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Showplace Wood Products, Inc. | HARRISBURG, South Dakota | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures and dislocations | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Horsley Specialties Inc. | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant | ONIDA, South Dakota | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | 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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