DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-29HuronSdDakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down from a tanker-type truck. The employee slipped from the tanker's fixed ladder and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, hitting concrete and suffering fractures to the skull, a shoulder blade, and a back vertebra.
2021-09-02HuronOhWarren Roofing & Insulating Co. IncThigh(s)Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working from a scaffold about 20 feet high, installing snow rails on a standing seam roof. He fell through the guardrail/toe board opening at the scaffold's ladder access, landing on a railroad timber on the ground. He suffered a broken left femur.
2021-06-04HuronOhExpress Greenhouse, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On June 4, 2021, an employee was installing shades inside a greenhouse from a scissor lift about 16 feet in the air. He fell from the lift, suffering back injuries. He was hospitalized.
2020-10-06HuronOhPenn Line Corporation Inc.PelvisOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was trimming a tree that was adjacent to the tree he was tied off to. After completing the trimming, he swung back to the tree he was tied off to and the limb broke causing the employee to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.
2020-05-05HuronSouth DakotaDAKOTA PROVISIONSHand(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electric hand truck. The controls struck an upright on a storage rack; the employee's hand was caught and injured between the controls and the storage unit.
2019-05-01HuronSouth DakotaDakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C.Lower leg(s)Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An electric pallet jack operator was pulling a load of boxes when he was struck by a stand-up forklift and sustained a crushing injury to the right tibia.
2017-06-02HuronOhioTroyer Valley ConstructionAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On June 2, 2017, an employee was installing a ceiling joist while standing on a ladder and guardrail when the guardrail failed, causing the employee to fall approximately 12 feet. The employee suffered a spleen laceration, abdominal bleeding, and an elbow fracture, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-24HuronSouth DakotaDakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C.Fingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to release an equipment die lock with a crow bar. When the die lock released, the crow bar slammed upwards pinching the employee's right pinky finger against the equipment guard rail resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2016-08-12HuronSouth DakotaPackers Sanitation Services, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a water hose to spray a conveyor. He observed a piece of meat in the conveyor and was attempting to remove it when his left arm was caught in the sprocket. He was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
2016-08-08HuronSouth DakotaDAKOTA PROVISIONSFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's left-hand middle fingertip was crushed and amputated while the employee was attempting to repair forming equipment.
2016-07-27HuronSouth DakotaKnife River Midwest, LLCMultiple lower extremities locationsPedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
An employee was walking back to the concrete paver when a ready-mix truck backed into him. He was first struck by the chute, and then his lower right leg was run over. His leg broke at the ankle and below the knee, and he suffered a muscle injury.
2016-06-29HuronSouth DakotaDakota Provisions, LLCTrunkPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was rinsing empty trailers and was bumped on the left hip and pushed into the trailer tire stomach first by a forklift.
2016-05-12HuronOhioDistrict Petroleum Products, Inc.NonclassifiableFall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a counter when he fell into a window that had broken glass. He suffered severe lacerations, requiring hospitalization.
2015-12-14HuronSouth DakotaTerex Utilities, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a 6-inch OD piece of round stock weighing approximately 617 pounds. He reached underneath the load to place a 1-foot block of wood when the load shifted and released from the rigging, landing on his hand. His left index finger was partially amputated to the knuckle.
2015-05-05HuronOhioINTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTSHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was hospitalized with a hip fracture after tripping over a material stop and falling to the ground.
2015-01-30HuronSouth DakotaSouth Dakota Wheat GrowersNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
The injured employee was working on the spreader applying dry fertilizer to the field. He was performing maintenance. He went up the ladder/staircase to the operator's cab to get the owner's manual. He lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was then hospitalized.