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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Feb 27, 2019 | HASSLEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | MILBANK, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Sands Drywall, Inc. | MADISON, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Kaylor Grain Co., Inc. | OLIVET, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 25, 2019 | UPS Center Aberdeen | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2019 | PBM Graphics, Inc. | HOWARD, South Dakota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Harris Davis Rebar, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 4, 2019 | ARS, a Tecta America Company, LLC | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2019 | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC | BUFFALO, South Dakota | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Loss of consciousness-not heat related | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Bridger Steel, Inc. | BLACK HAWK, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 28, 2019 | AgTegra Cooperative | LEOLA, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Sanford Transportation Services | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2019 | 3M | ABERDEEN, South Dakota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 17, 2019 | MIDWEST RAILCAR REPAIR, INC. | BRANDON, South Dakota | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2018 | Holiday Inn Rapid City | RAPID CITY, South Dakota | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Rausch Companies, Inc. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Golden Dakota Farms | ELKTON, South Dakota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Loss of consciousness-not heat related | BODY SYSTEMS | 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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