Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Sioux Falls	Sd	A & B Business, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An A&B Business Solutions employee was standing on the forks of a forklift about 12 feet in the air. He stepped off the forks onto a wood pallet, then slipped and fell to the floor. He suffered two broken ribs and a crushed disk in the lower back and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-10-15	Sioux Falls	Sd	Lincoln County Rural Water System, Inc	Multiple head locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was loading a 20-foot length of 8-inch PVC pipe onto a pipe rack on a truck. The pipe struck him on the right side of the head above the ear resulting in injury. He also sustained a second injury on the left side of his head.
2021-10-01	Sioux Falls	Sd	Limoges Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a concrete power trowel into the back of a pickup truck. The trowel was being lifted by a chain attached to a forklift. As the trowel was being lowered into the pickup truck by the forklift, the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the trowel handle and the side of the pickup truck bed, resulting in an amputation with no bone loss.
2021-09-09	Sioux Falls	Sd	Sanford USD Medical Center	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pair of scissors to open a bag containing an ink cartridge for his printer. The employee sustained an amputation to the left middle fingertip without damage to the fingernail.
2021-08-20	Sioux Falls	Sd	North American Truck & Trailer, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting an air line when the cutting tool amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-08-14	Sioux Falls	Sd	Smithfield Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The employee was removing a screw housing from a machine when the machine housing pinched his left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-27	Sioux Falls	Sd	Henry Carlson Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating a paver outside when she became ill due to the heat. She was hospitalized.
2021-06-09	Sioux Falls	Sd	Electric Supply Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee lost consciousness while installing underground conduit. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-05-20	Sioux Falls	Sd	GAGE BROTHERS CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping 2x4 boards on a table saw. A board kicked back and the employee's left hand contacted the blade. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-05	Sioux Falls	Sd	Furniture Mart USA	Ankle(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was in a narrow warehouse aisle when a forklift came down the aisle. The employee tried to climb onto racking to avoid being struck by the forklift, got caught on the racking, and suffered a broken ankle.
2021-04-09	Sioux Falls	Sd	United Ground Express	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing at the top of a belt loader, getting ready to load an airplane with luggage. The loader was energized, and the employee fell to the concrete about 6 feet 7 inches below. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head, as well as a C6-C7 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery.
2021-03-10	Sioux Falls	Sd	Smithfield Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee had been observing the trolley line. His hand came in contact with a pinch point on the trolley where the carcass changes direction to proceed into the deep chill cooler. The employee sustained a partial amputation of his left ring finger.
2021-01-06	Sioux Falls	Sd	Furniture Mart USA	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a leather sofa so he could place a rug under it. His right hand slipped off the sofa, which landed on his left wrist, causing an avulsion and arterial damage.
2020-09-30	Sioux Falls	Sd	Electronic Systems, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee opened an overhead garage door on a dock. As the employee was looking for IT cables on the outside of the building, he fell off the dock and hit his head on the concrete about 4 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and brain bleeding.
2020-09-22	Sioux Falls	Sd	Walden Security	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs to a landing, suffering head injuries.
2020-09-22	Sioux Falls	Sd	U.S. General Services Administration	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down interior stairs and fell to the first landing, sustaining head injuries.
2020-07-22	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford USD Medical Center	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a flight of stairs when her heel got caught on one of the stair treads. The employee sustained a fractured tibia.
2020-07-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Electric Supply Company, Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire on the ceiling of a structure under construction. The employee fell through an opening in the ceiling, landing on the concrete floor about 9 feet below and suffering a broken lower-back vertebra.
2020-06-07	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	TJ Maxx	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the break room when her right foot caught the leg of a chair causing her to fall on her right side and fracture a hip.
2020-05-27	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Maguire Iron, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was painting a water tower with a pneumatic paint sprayer. While on top of the water tower, the employee slipped and fell over the edge striking the catwalk and then the ground about 100 feet below. He was hospitalized for multiple fractures. The employee was wearing a harness with a lanyard attachment, but the lanyard was not attached to an anchor point.
2020-05-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	The Inn on Westport	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was sitting on a four-legged chair in the break room. When she stood up from the chair, her foot became caught under one of the chair's legs and she tripped, falling to the ground on her right side. She was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.
2020-04-06	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off an 8-foot step ladder and landed on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the back, elbow, and ribs.
2020-02-20	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Frisbees Inc.	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a hole saw to cut a hole in a plywood sheathing to install a toilet flange when the saw became caught and kicked back, striking the employee's leg above the knee. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the lower right thigh.
2020-02-20	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Superior Siding & Construction, Inc,	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was hammering a nail to install siding onto a building when the nail ricocheted and flew back, striking his right eye.
2020-01-23	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Lifescape, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While exiting a vehicle at a residential home, an employee slipped on ice/snow and fell to the ground, requiring hospitalization for a fractured wrist.
2020-01-07	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Lifescape, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was walking from her car to the building when she slipped on ice in the parking lot and impacted the ground, breaking her hip.
2019-09-23	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Riekes Equipment Company	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was driving a trailer truck when it lost a tire. The employee left the vehicle and was trying to stop the tire from rolling into oncoming traffic when his right foot got caught in its rim. He fell on his left knee, suffering a fracture to the left leg.
2019-09-12	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	TLMV, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing ground anchors for a fence when the employee struck an unmarked electrical line, suffering an electric shock.
2019-09-04	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking the trash out before the end of her shift. While putting the trash in the container the employee slipped and fell on the floor fracturing a hip.
2019-08-17	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	WestRock Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was exiting a forklift. The employee's foot was caught between the forks and they tripped, breaking their ankle.
2019-08-07	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a hose to spray an overhead conveyor while on a six-foot extension ladder. The employee lost balance and their hand became caught in the running conveyor belt. The employee sustained three broken fingers and a partial degloving of the left hand.
2019-07-16	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Short Staffed Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was assisting in the operation of a pallet inverter. The employee noticed wood debris near the roller. As the employee was removing the wood, the inverter actuated and caught the employee's hand/arm resulting in a fractured arm and a laceration from the fingers to the forearm.
2019-07-13	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Gage Brothers	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to move precast concrete panels in the yard using a gantry crane. The employee was caught between two panels as one was being placed and the employee tried to reset the foot panel on which the panel rests. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2019-07-08	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Fingertip(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was dislodging a forklift from a drain. The employee's hand was caught between two forklift cages, causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-07-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Lifescape, Inc.	Brain	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was removing leaves from gutters. The employee returned to the truck to get water, lost consciousness due to heat stress and dehydration, and struck their head on the truck. The employee suffered a concussion.
2019-06-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using two-wheel hand carts to move merchandise. The hand cart trays separated and the dolly was knocked out from under the stack. The stack came back toward the employee causing him to lose balance and fall off the dock onto the ground fracturing an elbow.
2019-05-06	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	SpartanNash Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was loading incoming merchandise onto a pallet racking system using a forklift. The forklift struck a loose pallet on the floor and spun out of control. The employee was thrown from the machine and pinned against the racking system. The employee was hospitalized for internal bleeding.
2019-04-23	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Baldwin Supply Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a conveyor belt slitter when their thumb was caught between two rollers and pulled into the belt slitter. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the right thumb, requiring hospitalization and a skin graft.
2019-04-05	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	JIM HAWK TRUCK-TRAILERS, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was doing maintenance on a semi trailer from a rolling ladder. The ladder broke, causing the employee to fall and strike the ground. The ladder landed on top of the employee. He suffered a broken left hand and two broken bones in his right foot.
2019-04-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	LifeScape	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was unplugging heat tape used in an exterior drain spout from an electrical box. The box was positioned so that the employee had stand on a grate to access it; the grate gave way and the employee fell into the window well about 90 inches, suffering broken ribs and four broken vertebrae.
2019-03-11	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Barnhart Crane & Rigging	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A crane operator was doing rigging work on the deck of a crane. He fell off the deck to the ground 5 to 6 feet below and broke his right femur. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-03-08	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Runge Enterprises, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
While exiting an excavator, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken tibia that required surgery.
2019-03-06	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Spartan Nash	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A powered industrial truck ran over an employee's foot, injuring it.
2019-03-01	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Vern Eide Motorcars	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was shoveling snow in the parking lot to assist in getting a delivery vehicle unstuck from the snow and injured their back.
2019-02-16	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Harris Davis Rebar, LLC	Forearm(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee was de-stressing cabling on a flat pour due to a failed concrete test. The de-tensioning tool slipped and struck the employee, breaking the employee's left radius and causing a hand laceration.
2019-02-04	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	ARS, a Tecta America Company, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was accessing a roof hatch from a fixed ladder and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. One ankle was broken and the other ankle was injured.
2019-01-24	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Transportation Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a back injury while maneuvering a rear seat in a transportation vehicle.
2018-09-17	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Journey Group Companies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A spreader chain was holding a tailgate open. The employee pulled the chain out while the employee's finger was between a box and the gate. The tailgate then smashed and severed the employee's right ring fingernail and index finger at the distal joint.
2018-08-30	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Hancock Concrete Products Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee's right middle finger was struck by a sledgehammer during precast concrete manufacturing. The fingertip was amputated.
2018-08-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Multiple body parts	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was reversing a forklift when the employee became caught between the forklift and a racking system, suffering rib and vertebra fractures.
2018-07-23	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Clinic	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking on a carpeted floor when she tripped and fell to the same level, fracturing her right hip.
2018-06-29	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Health	Head and trunk	Aircraft incident, n.e.c.
An employee was providing care to a patient aboard a fixed wing aircraft in transport to the hospital. The aircraft encountered clear air turbulence and the employee struck the cabin ceiling causing brain and spine contusions.
2018-06-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford USD Medial Center-Heart Hospital	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder pulling cables through the ceiling when the employee lost balance and fell approximately 2 to 3 feet to the ground, fracturing a femur.
2018-05-04	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of South Dakota, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack near the dock door. The employee had stopped the jack on the dock slope, then drove down the dock slope to turn around in the parking lot and go back up the dock. During the turn, the employee lost control of the motorized pallet jack and stepped off of it, planting the left foot on the pavement while continuing to hold onto the jack. The employee's foot then twisted, breaking the ankle and the top of the foot.
2018-04-24	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Limoges Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cutting rebar with a cut-off saw when the employee's clothing caught fire, causing burns to approximately 70% of the employee's body.
2018-04-19	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was pounding a header onto a metal tank and struck his hand with a sledgehammer resulting in amputation of the left ring fingertip.
2018-04-16	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	AMERICOLD CORPORATION	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking paperwork when a forklift inadvertently hit a hand cart that then hit the employee. The employee fell to the ground and fractured a leg.
2018-02-25	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Spartannash Associates, LLC	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and an aisle. The employee suffered a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.
2018-02-16	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Cigna Corporation	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while stepping off the curb to the parking lot, while walking toward their car. The employee fractured her right ankle.
2018-02-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Component Manufacturing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was performing a rip cut on a table saw and amputated two fingers on the right hand. The saw was guarded at the time.
2017-10-07	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	John Morrell & Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was fixing a switch on a rail line. The switch is near the main chain that pulls hog carcasses through the conveyor. The employee's glove was caught in the chain and the employee's left finger was amputated.
2017-09-28	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was traveling to another floor when she slipped and fell onto a pallet, injuring her left arm and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-24	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a sausage ribbon blender when it engaged, amputating the employee's right index finger.
2017-08-05	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Gage Bros. Concrete Products, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a flatbed trailer, guiding a crane hook to move A-frames on the trailer. As the crane operator moved the hook upwards away from the A-frame, the hook became detached from the line. The hook assembly then fell from a height of approximately 12 feet, first hitting the steel A-frame, then hitting the employee on the back right side. He was knocked down onto the trailer, suffering a back injury and broken ribs and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-22	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	M.J. Electric, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee opened an energized PMH (large electrical box used for power transmission) to verify tags and labels and an arc blast occurred. The employee received first and second degree burns to his right arm, arm pit, shoulder, ear and neck.
2017-06-19	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Office Depot Store #6118	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee suffered a broken shoulder after tripping and falling onto a same level walking-working surface.
2017-04-24	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Health	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking out of the facility at the end of her shift, tripped and fell resulting in multiple fractures and dislocations including a fractured left foot, a dislocated right knee and a fractured and dislocated right elbow.
2017-04-14	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming snouts with a powered knife as they came down a conveyor. During a lull in product coming down the conveyor, the employee shut off the knife and made a few adjustments to tighten the blade. When the employee turned the knife back on, it oscillated in the employee's hand in a manner that caused the employee to lose control of the knife. The knife then hit the employee's face, causing a deep laceration to the left side of the cheek and mouth area.
2017-03-17	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Gage Bros. Concrete Products, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was conducting touch-up work on precast concrete on a worksite and suffered a stroke.
2017-01-27	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	HOWE HEATING & PLUMBING	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was kicking garbage to clear an area and struck a solid object under the garbage resulting in the dislocation of the right knee requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-12	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Menard, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a display when she lost her balance on a 3-step step ladder. She fell from the ladder and landed on the floor, breaking her hip and requiring surgery.
2017-01-09	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Volunteers of America, Dakotas	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a rug and fell to the floor, suffering a fractured femur and arm and nose injuries.
2016-10-10	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	JOHN MORRELL, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was stepping out of the elevator when her foot was caught on the 1/2-inch rise from the elevator floor to the work floor. She tripped and fractured her left wrist, requiring surgery.
2016-10-05	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Avera McKennon Hospital & University Center	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee misstepped while sweeping a stairwell and fell down the stairs, fracturing the left tibia and fibula.
2016-09-08	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Soukup Construction, Inc.	Groin	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was shoveling an excavation wall next to a roller when the roller slid down and pinned his leg, causing injuries.
2016-08-12	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered chest pain with tachycardia and was hospitalized after exposure to dry vinyl sealer and stain used on doors.
2016-08-01	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Gil Haugen Construction, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee in an aerial lift was installing sandwiches between precast panels when the panels collapsed and fell on top of the lift. He suffered a broken leg and wrist.
2016-06-24	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was unplugging the steam table when she received an electrical shock to the hand.
2016-06-06	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Magnum Contracting, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was on top of a structural beam, waiting for the crane to hoist the next beam into place, when the rigging failed. The beam then fell and struck the employee's left leg, partially amputating it below the knee.
2016-06-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Raven Industries	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left arm was caught in the rollers of a print-line press, breaking left-hand bones.
2016-05-10	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Avera Health Plan	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking down the stairs when she missed the last step and fell to the floor, fracturing her left ankle and requiring surgery.
2016-05-10	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. #137	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee returning to the store from her vehicle tripped over a curb and contacted the ground, breaking her left wrist. She required surgery and hospitalization.
2016-04-12	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society National Campus	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking through the employee dining room, tripped and fell fracturing his right hip.
2016-02-02	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Avera Behavorial Health	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice while walking to her car in the parking lot, fracturing her right tibia.
2016-02-01	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sunkota Construction	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 6 feet while dismantling scaffolding at a jobsite and was hospitalized with a fractured right foot and lower back injury that required surgery.
2016-01-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	JOHN MORRELL, Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was injured while hanging a dropped hog onto a rail with a chain hoist. The hog and hanger assembly fell, landed on a floor conveyor, and bounced off striking the employee on the outside of his knee. The hangar portion of the assembly caused a puncture wound to the knee and lacerated a tendon.
2015-12-30	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Home Health	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the parking lot to their vehicle when the employee slipped on snow and ice and fell breaking the left ankle.
2015-11-24	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Avera McKennon Hospital & University Center	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell in the parking lot, fracturing her left distal radius.
2015-11-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	TJN Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee working as a metal sorter on the discharge side of the Vezzani Sheer grabbed a hold of a steel cable and pulled it causing material to fall and strike his left hand. The employee sustained a laceration and broken left index finger.
2015-10-16	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a loaded pallet jack and caught their leg between the pallet jack and the railing at the loading dock, fracturing it.
2015-09-21	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Aramark Uniform Services	Ear(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
The lift gate chain broke on an employee's delivery truck while he was unloading a cage full of garments. He struck his head on one of the brackets that holds the lift gate when it is in the up position, lacerating his ear.
2015-09-10	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Detail Builders	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was placing sheeting over the stairway to a basement when he lost consciousness and fell 8 feet over the exposed edge to the lower level. He injured his head and was hospitalized.
2015-09-03	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sonifi Solutions, Inc.	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's arm was injured when it was caught between a chair and desk while he was working at his desk.
2015-05-30	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	The Inn on Westport	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a box that was next to her desk. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a fractured elbow.
2015-05-04	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	BX Civil & Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee suffered hand and torso injuries when a pallet of rebar dowel being lifted by a forklift fell on the employee at 2801 North Joycee Lane in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2015-04-22	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sweetman Construction Company	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee drifted to the shoulder of the road. The employee tried to correct and oversteered, causing the loaded ready-mix truck to roll.
2015-04-14	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	First Rate Excavate, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
While climbing out of his truck and stepping on the ground, an employee lost his footing and rolled his ankle.
2015-03-23	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Raven Engineered Films	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger after pushing a rod through a roll of plastic sheeting.
2015-03-20	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hospitalized and sustained an amputation after having his left index finger pinched between a pallet jack and load.
2015-03-16	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Gil Haugan Construction	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was injured by a gasoline-powered concrete saw with a diamond blade. The employee was cutting a core floor when the saw kicked back and cut his thigh.