Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-05 | Whitewood | Sd | Probst Electric | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was preparing a foundation drill. His thumb was caught between two pieces of metal and partially amputated. | |||||
2021-05-18 | Whitewood | Sd | Simon Contractors | Neck and back | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on the second step of a step-ladder unhooking a 4-inch hose. After unhooking the hose, the end of the hose caught his glove pulling the employee off the ladder to the deck two feet below the ladder. The hose continued to pull the employee to the ground approximately 2.5 feet below the stepladder. The employee suffered neck trauma and spinal cord swelling. | |||||
2016-08-19 | Whitewood | South Dakota | Ridley USA, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Two employees sustained severe burns after coming into contact with hot molasses as it overflowed from a holding tank in the production area. |