RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA—
TOTAL FRAMING & DRYWALL LLC
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TOTAL FRAMING & DRYWALL LLC, 1770 Tablerock Road, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57701 on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
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.
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