Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-08 | Glendive | Mt | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. | Thigh(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was taking a transfer unit off a telephone pole when the pole's base snapped, causing the employee to slide down the pole and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur that required surgery. | |||||
2020-04-10 | Glendive | Montana | Albertsons | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped on the edge of a pallet and fell to the floor, suffering an injury to the left hip. | |||||
2020-02-17 | Glendive | Montana | Dean Foods, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode |
An employee twisted his back, suffering a herniated disk, while stepping down from his work trailer. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-18 | Glendive | Montana | Builders FirstSource | Multiple body parts | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was loading a racking system when it collapsed on top of the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis, femur, and ribs. | |||||
2017-05-05 | Glendive | Montana | Coleman Construction | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was welding plates inside a culvert using a stick welder when the welder ignited his clothes. He suffered third degree burns to his chest, arms, hands, and head, requiring hospitalization. Fire-resistant clothes were not worn at the time. | |||||
2016-08-08 | Glendive | Montana | Wesco Operating Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake while turning a valve to change the flow direction. The snake was coiled underneath the tank hatch. The employee was hospitalized. |