Mitchell, SD

Employers with the most severe injuries in Mitchell

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• JPK TR Mitchell, LLC MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-08-24 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip

  An employee was exiting the facility's kitchen area after cleaning when they slipped and fell on the wet floor, resulting in a fractured right femur and a sprained chest muscle.

• Trail King Industries, Inc. MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2025-07-25 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation

  An employee was assisting with rigging a magnet to an overhead crane in order to lift a sheet of steel. The employee's right thumb was between the crane's hook and the chain passing through the hook, and when the crane was raised, the distal end of their thumb was crushed. Part of the employee's right thumb was medically amputated.

• County Fair Food Store MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2024-12-08 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip

  An employee was walking to work from their parked vehicle when they slipped and fell on the pavement due to high winds and ice. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

• Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C. MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2023-03-01 · Fall on same level due to slipping

  An employee was walking from his car to a back entrance when he slipped on a patch of ice and fell to the cement sidewalk, resulting in a broken left hip.

• CHS, Inc. MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2022-05-16 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

  An employee was repairing a tire on a piece of machinery. The employee was attempting to pry rubber back to replace a seal when the prybar slipped and caused the tip of his left index finger to be pinched between the two-piece metal rim, resulting in the amputation of flesh.

• Mueller Lumber Company MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · 2022-02-25 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet

  An employee was unloading garage doors from a delivery truck. As he was lifting some panels, the banding that held them together broke and he lost his balance. The pallet broke with the shifting weight. The employee slipped off the edge of the truck and fell, landing on his left side on the frozen ground 5-6 feet below. He suffered a torn spleen and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.