Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-09	Yankton	Sd	Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While doing general labor, an employee developed signs of heat stress. After going home, later, he was hospitalized for dehydration and heat-related symptoms.
2021-03-27	Yankton	Sd	American Foods Group, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
While de-boning cow ribs, an employee dropped his knife. As the employee went to catch the knife it stabbed him above his mesh apron.
2020-10-14	Yankton	Sd	Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing in front of a forklift carrying several 2,000-pound "logs" of aluminum. The logs were banded together; when the employee cut the banding so they could be unloaded, one of them rolled onto the employee's foot. The employee's steel safety toe collapsed, and the employee's toes and metatarsals were crushed. Part of the foot was medically amputated.
2020-06-06	Yankton	South Dakota	Walmart Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking from the water cooler back to the table when her leg gave out. She landed on the floor and sustained a fractured hip requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-05-26	Yankton	South Dakota	American Foods Group, LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was adding a dry powder cleaning agent to a trolly wash tank when the mix reacted aggressively with the water and flashed onto the employee, causing third degree burns to the face and body.
2020-05-02	Yankton	South Dakota	Hy-Vee	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to the floor below while restocking shelves, injuring the left wrist.
2020-03-24	Yankton	South Dakota	Bennett Motor Express, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the rear of a trailer while loading it, landing on the ground and suffering a broken femur.
2020-02-17	Yankton	South Dakota	GRAHAM TIRE	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a tire from a car. The tire became unbalanced and struck the employee's hand, pinning it against a tire and causing lacerations and a fracture.
2020-01-22	Yankton	South Dakota	Hydro Extrusions USA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the tail end of a material stretcher and actuating the stretcher foot to remove the aluminum profile material. The material remained fastened to the stretcher foot. The employee's left index finger was on the material when the material broke free of the foot and the employee's finger was crushed between the material and the machine. The fingertip was amputated with bone loss.
2018-02-12	Yankton	South Dakota	Menard's	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell resulting in a possible broken leg.
2017-05-25	Yankton	South Dakota	Kolberg Pioneer	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to move a rolling cart with a spiral weldment. As he was pushing the spiral and cart, the forklift entered an inclined area. The front of the cart and the spiral started drifting/rolling down the incline. He put the forklift in reverse and backed up to get in front of the spiral and cart as it was rolling and then reached out with his right hand to deflect the cart's direction of travel. His right finger middle finger was then caught and crushed between the spira
2017-02-18	Yankton	South Dakota	American Foods Group, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was attempted to cross over a gap from one elevated work platform to another when he fell approximately 6 feet to the floor, fracturing his left tibia. The platform was unguarded and fall protection was not worn at the time.
2016-10-07	Yankton	South Dakota	Kolberg Pioneer	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's hands were pinched between two pieces of machinery while assembling equipment, resulting in a finger amputation.
2016-07-05	Yankton	South Dakota	Federal Bureau of Prisons - FPC Yankton	Foot (feet)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a jackhammer to break up concrete in the parking lot. The jackhammer bounced up and landed on the employee's left foot causing an open fracture to the second metatarsal and a laceration.
2016-02-06	Yankton	South Dakota	APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell in an aisle way and suffered a broken left hip.
2016-01-15	Yankton	South Dakota	Cimpl Meats	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee amputated two fingers when his hand contacted a running vertical band saw while he attempted to remove the ribs from the spine of a cattle rib set.
2015-12-05	Yankton	South Dakota	Sapa Extrusions North America	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to secure an anti-tip chain with one hand while a crane pendant was in the other hand. He lost his balance and fell approximately 18 inches off the platform he was on, lacerating his left kidney.
2015-09-16	Yankton	South Dakota	CIMPLS MEATS INCORPORATED	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2015-06-08	Yankton	South Dakota	Cimpl Meats	Thigh(s)	Self-inflicted injury-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee shot himself in the leg with a cattle knock gun, breaking his femur.
2015-02-08	Yankton	South Dakota	Packer Sanitation Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was carrying a bucket of cleaning liquid through the facility when he tripped and fell. The impact allowed a splash of cleaner to make contact with his eyes, exposing them to corrosive chemicals.