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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 17, 2020 | LARSON MANUFACTURING | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 16, 2020 | SD Industries, LLC | ALEXANDRIA, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Iconic Homes LLC | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Ipswich SD Skilled Nursing Facility, LLC | IPSWICH, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Kramp Enterprises, Inc. | BRENTFORD, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Superior Siding & Construction, Inc, | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Frisbees Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2020 | GRAHAM TIRE | YANKTON, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. | WALL, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 3M | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Lifescape, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2020 | IES Commercial and Industrial | REE HEIGHTS, South Dakota | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2020 | New Angus, LLC | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Hydro Extrusions USA, LLC | YANKTON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Morton Buildings, Inc. | BRANDON, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Lifescape, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Menno-Olivet Care Center, Inc. | MENNO, South Dakota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Twin City Fan & Blower Company | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2019 | SLOWEY CONSTRUCTION, INC. | DAKOTA DUNES, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2019 | AgTegra Cooperative | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Gates Industrial Corporation | BRANDON, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 19, 2019 | AVERA ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 18, 2019 | SS Electric, Inc. | FORT PIERRE, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 18, 2019 | RVI | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2019 | Blattner Energy, Inc. | SOUTH SHORE, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2019 | T.J. Maxx | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Bowling Green Inn of South Dakota, Inc. | CANTON, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2019 | Blattner Energy, Inc. | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Deuel County Farmers Union Oil Company | WHITE, South Dakota | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. | HOT SPRINGS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Dial Enterprises Inc | YANKTON, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 15, 2019 | WoLakota Construction, LLC | EAGLE BUTTE, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Oct 9, 2019 | FALCON PLASTICS INC | BROOKINGS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 9, 2019 | Orion Food Systems, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Riekes Equipment Company | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. | BELLE FOURCHE, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2019 | TLMV, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2019 | Lien Transportation Company | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Watertown Iron & Metal Company | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Smithfield Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2019 | New Angus, LLC | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck against object or equipment, unspecified | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2019 | TNJ Enterprises | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Rock Solid Home Builders | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2019 | WestRock Services, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 12, 2019 | MasTec Services Company, Inc. | PEEVER, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 12, 2019 | Agtegra Cooperative | BOWDLE, South Dakota | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2019 | Smithfield Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 6, 2019 | United States Department of Agriculture | WALL, South Dakota | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Central Farmers Coop | FARMER, South Dakota | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Fisher's Cleaning Service | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. | Brain | 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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