Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-03-30	Rapid City	Sd	Wendy's of Colorado Springs, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee slipped on a pickle while cleaning. He fell to the floor and suffered a broken femur.
2021-03-11	Rapid City	Sd	Horsley Specialties Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bending over to pick up a dropped item when a broom handle punctured his right eye.
2020-09-24	Rapid City	Sd	Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down an exterior staircase and injured his right leg.
2020-04-21	Rapid City	South Dakota	MMC Contractors National Incorporated	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Two employees were lifting a valve when one of them suffered a back injury. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-07	Rapid City	South Dakota	Forterra Concrete Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending 3-foot long rebar on a rebar bending machine. He was bending to 90-degree angles, using the foot pedal for control. His finger was caught in a pinch point and was partially amputated.
2020-03-13	Rapid City	South Dakota	Iconic Homes LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped on a roof and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip and wrists.
2019-06-18	Rapid City	South Dakota	Forterra Concrete Products	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing the inside steel pieces of a 91-inch by 91-inch by 6-foot concrete form, breaking the form down. The floor piece of the form (weighing more than 1,000 pounds) fell onto the employee's right side, lacerating his liver and injuring his right kidney and spleen.
2019-05-10	Rapid City	South Dakota	Lind Exco, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting in the removal of a trench box from an excavation. The employee noted that a rigging hook was stuck on a corner of the trench box and went to unlatch it. At the same time, the excavator operator lifted the rigging and the employee's middle finger was caught between the rigging and the trench box resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-09-24	Rapid City	South Dakota	Spartannash Associates, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a loading dock and fractured an ankle.
2018-08-14	Rapid City	South Dakota	Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was on the ground directing a telehandler that was placing trusses when the telehandler tipped, pinning her beneath the boom. She suffered a compound fracture in her leg, arterial bleeding, and a spinal injury.
2018-07-26	Rapid City	South Dakota	L & L Insulation, Inc	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
A floor scraper's blade cut the palm of an employee's right hand.
2018-07-12	Rapid City	South Dakota	Dakota Panel	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was standing on the second level of pallet bay racking while removing shelving boards above him. As he moved, the boards he was standing on broke and he fell, breaking his left hip and bruising his upper left arm.
2018-07-06	Rapid City	South Dakota	Pactola Pines, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other structural fire without collapse
An employee was working on a boat fuel tank in an outbuilding when the fuel tank ignited and the building caught fire. The employee escaped the building but suffered second degree burns.
2018-04-17	Rapid City	South Dakota	O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was installing new metal commercial shelving units when the shelving collapsed and landed on the employee's left pinky finger, amputating it above the first knuckle.
2018-04-11	Rapid City	South Dakota	Vogel Paint, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Fire
An employee was cutting a barrel with a plasma cutter when a fire started. He was burned on both legs from his knees to his feet.
2018-03-08	Rapid City	South Dakota	TESSIER'S, INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was in the process of installing a metal curb on a roof for placement of HVAC. He was kneeling and reached his hand over a floor hole cover. The floor hole cover gave way and the employee fell 18 feet. The employee suffered skull fractures as well as a broken pelvis and femur.
2018-02-16	Rapid City	South Dakota	BH Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on snow/ice in the company parking lot and fell breaking the left ankle.
2017-10-08	Rapid City	South Dakota	TOTAL FRAMING & DRYWALL LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was stepping onto a fork truck platform to retrieve equipment when he fell 22 feet to the ground, fracturing his orbital bone an suffering a concussion.
2017-09-08	Rapid City	South Dakota	TrueNorth Steel, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was adjusting a 6-inch pipe within a horizontal bandsaw when the clamping mechanism caught and injured his right thumb tip.
2017-07-25	Rapid City	South Dakota	TCC Materials, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bagging cement and sending the bags via conveyor to a robot. A rock fell onto the conveyor. The employee attempted to remove the rock and an arm was caught by the robot. Both bones in the employee's left forearm were fractured requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2017-06-08	Rapid City	South Dakota	ACTION MECHANICAL, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a sheet metal press when one of the rollers used to move the press became loose and slid away. The press became unbalanced and fell on the employee, pinning a leg against the floor. The employee's leg had to be amputated.
2017-05-30	Rapid City	South Dakota	Scull Construction Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting two chutes on a cement truck when one of the chutes slipped. The employee's right index finger was then caught and partially amputated between the two chutes.
2017-05-16	Rapid City	South Dakota	AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing a cigarette box on a conveyor system. She was using a scanning device that was positioned on her right index finger with a power cord that connected to a unit located on her wrist. The cord and the employee's right hand were pulled between the rubber belt and idler tensioner of the conveyor. Her skin was pulled back from her hand.
2017-02-22	Rapid City	South Dakota	Dakota Panel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was operating a banding machine and reached into the machine to remove a piece of wood. The platen that clamps the board closed on the employee's right index finger crushing the fingertip and fingernail.
2016-10-03	Rapid City	South Dakota	Jo-Ann Fabric	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While unpacking boxes of newly received fabric, an employee tripped and fell on a packaging strap, fracturing the left hip and requiring surgery.
2016-07-28	Rapid City	South Dakota	BLACK HILLS WORKS	Fingertip(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was bitten on the hand by a patient. The right index fingertip (soft tissue only) was amputated.
2016-05-15	Rapid City	South Dakota	Dakota Panel	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding boards into a door jamb machine when his left hand was caught and crushed in the machine's chain and sprocket. He was hospitalized.