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687 OSHA severe injury reports in SOUTH DAKOTA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 687 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 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 |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Molded Fiber Glass Companies/South Dakota | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Short Staffed Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Concord Grain, LLC | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Gage Brothers | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Smithfield Foods | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 3, 2019 | Lifescape, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2019 | New Angus, LLC | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Forterra Concrete Products | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2019 | NORFOLK IRON & METAL, LLC | MITCHELL, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Danielski Harvesting & Farming, LLC | MISSION, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Walmart Supercenter 1685 | PIERRE, South Dakota | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Bimbo Bakeries USA | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 29, 2019 | SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING, LLC | BERESFORD, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 29, 2019 | Prairie Ag Partners | ARLINGTON, South Dakota | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2019 | Wright Tree Service Inc | SPEARFISH, South Dakota | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 19, 2019 | Bentley-Miller Arby's of South Dakota | PIERRE, South Dakota | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2019 | JR Koop, Inc. | TEA, South Dakota | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 10, 2019 | Lind Exco, Inc | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 6, 2019 | SpartanNash Company | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2019 | Prairie Ridge Dairies, LLC | RAMONA, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 1, 2019 | Dakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C. | HURON, South Dakota | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Baldwin Supply Company | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Avulsions, enucleations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Masaba, Inc. | VERMILLION, South Dakota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 13, 2019 | New Angus, LLC | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 5, 2019 | JIM HAWK TRUCK-TRAILERS, INC. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 3, 2019 | LifeScape | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Utica Grain, Incorporated | GAYVILLE, South Dakota | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Danny's Construction Company, LLC | WATERTOWN, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Midwest Medical Transport Company | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Barnhart Crane & Rigging | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2019 | Ellsworth Air Force Base | ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Runge Enterprises, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Spartan Nash | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Vern Eide Motorcars | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, 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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