| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-10 | Elkton | South Dakota | Twin City Fan Companies, LTD. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a press brake to bend material. The employee's hand was under the die when the employee's foot applied pressure to the pedal, causing the press to operate. The employee's hand was then caught in the press. | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | Elkton | South Dakota | Twin City Fan | Multiple back regions | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was severely injured and hospitalized after she fell from the top of a load of industrial fans inside the back of a semi-trailer. The fan fell onto the employee. The employee suffered a T12-L2 back injury requiring a two-level fusion. | |||||
| 2015-10-30 | Elkton | South Dakota | Prairie Winds Construction, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| On 10/30/2015, an employee fell approximately 17 feet during the installation of ridge cap on a pole barn that was being constructed. The employee suffered head injuries, a punctured lung and facial fractures. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-06-10 | Elkton | Ohio | Federal Correctional Institution - Elkton | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An inmate working in the building trade program sustained an amputation of two fingers while using a table router. The inmate was hand feeding a wooden board through the router and his fingers contacted the rotating router blade. | |||||
| 2015-05-21 | Elkton | South Dakota | Twin City Fan & Blower Company | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was building crates with a pneumatic nail gun. The wood he was nailing split and the nail gun slipped, moving the nail gun to his hand. He shot his hand with the nail gun, requiring hospitalization. The safety pad was in place at the time. | |||||