Severe Workplace Injuries in Great Falls, Montana

Sep 2, 2025 · Jonas Sprinklers and Fertilizer Hospitalized

An employee was clearing out dirt from an underground pipe when he was bitten by a rattlesnake on his hand.

Venomous animal bite except "bugs" · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Aug 23, 2025 · Pasta Montana, LLC Amputation

An employee was climbing in the spreader area to remove a pasta jam when his right little finger was cut by the rotary cut-off knife. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture, resulting in an amputation.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1827751

Aug 1, 2025 · ADF International, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was moving a steel frame by hand when his right middle finger was pinched between the frame and a steel saw horse. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the finger and the removal of skin that required surgery and hospitalization.

Injured by object handled by person · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Feb 12, 2025 · TDS TELECOM Hospitalized

An employee was descending a ladder when it shifted, slid, and twisted. The employee fell about 12 feet to the ground and broke his left hip. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Hip joint(s) · Information

Aug 27, 2024 · Torgerson's Equipment Hospitalized

An employee was moving a header using a forklift for a scheduled training session. The header rolled over the tire chocks and the employee was pinned between the header and the backrest of the forklift. He freed himself and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured sternum, fractured ribs, and punctured lungs.

Nonroadway noncollision Struck by shifting, dislodged load in transport · Multiple internal chest locations · Wholesale trade

Feb 20, 2024 · CLC Montana Hospitalized

An employee was handing food to customers at the drive-through window. There was a confrontation with customers, and the employee sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach.

Shooting by other person · Stomach organ · Hotels and restaurants

Aug 14, 2023 · Capcon Construction Hospitalized

Two employees were installing a water tee and valve when the bucket of the excavator was lifted. As soon as the bucket was lifted, it fell off, rolled, and struck the injured employee's hip.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Hip(s) · Construction

Jul 26, 2023 · Calumet Montana Refining, LLC Hospitalized

During a routine inspection, a steam hose became unsecured and three individuals were burned by steam. The injured employee was hospitalized with burns to their face, torso, arms, and legs. Two other individuals were exposed to steam, but were not hospitalized.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

Apr 19, 2023 · Cenex Zip Trip Hospitalized

An employee was on an 12-foot A-frame ladder using a broom to clean snow off a satellite dish. He slipped and fell 10-11 feet, sustaining a compound leg fracture.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Leg(s) · Retail

Oct 14, 2022 · SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION CO. Hospitalized

An employee was descending a ladder from a mezzanine when they fell 10 feet to the ground. The ladder slipped and fell onto the employee's right hip and back. The employee suffered a fractured L3 vertebra.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Lumbar region · Construction · OSHA inspection 1628539

Sep 19, 2022 · M&D Construction Hospitalized

An employee was raising a vacuum truck boom when it contacted an electrical line. He was shocked, the electricity entering his hand and exiting his foot.

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Body systems · Construction

Jul 25, 2022 · Motor Power Great Falls Hospitalized

An employee fell while grabbing parts in a warehouse. The employee suffered a head injury.

Fall on same level · Brain · Other services

Sep 25, 2021 · United Materials of Great Falls, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was standing on the driver-side front tire of a semi truck washing the windshield. He slipped off the tire and fell. He landed on the gravel road and his head hit the step of the truck. He suffered a broken lower-back vertebra and a head laceration that required stitches.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Lumbar region · Construction

Jul 1, 2021 · General Mills Hospitalized

An employee was operating the 5-pound flour packaging machine. While cleaning something on the machine, the employee's hand was caught in the machine resulting in a deep laceration to the right little finger which required hospitalization and surgery.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1541106

Aug 18, 2020 · Xylem Hospitalized

An employee was installing an 18-inch pipeline flange that weighed about 150 pounds. The flange made contact with the employee's right thumb, lacerating and breaking it.

Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Construction

May 4, 2020 · Mountain View Co-Op Amputation

After bagging fertilizer, an employee shut off the bagger and began clearing out the hopper at its top. The auger began to turn and amputated the employee's right index finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1474473

Apr 2, 2020 · Walmart Supercenter # 7199 Hospitalized

An employee was sitting on a stool working on the computer when the stool broke and impaled the employee in the buttocks.

Struck by object or equipment (other) · Buttock(s) · Retail

Dec 28, 2019 · THE TIRE GUYS INC Hospitalized

An employee was on a service call to a shop when a semi tire ruptured and pushed the employee back, breaking ribs.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Retail · OSHA inspection 1454426

Sep 30, 2019 · Tractor & Equipment Company Amputation

An employee was pressure washing and lost control of the belly pan and the hold-down loop which smashed their finger. The first digit of the right pinky finger was amputated.

Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade

May 20, 2019 · MW Plumbing LLC Hospitalized

An employee was on a ladder reaching for a metal basket on a shelf when the employee fell to the concrete floor, suffering a head injury and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1403278

Jan 11, 2019 · General Mills Hospitalized

While unjamming the mandrill unit, an employee sustained a wrist laceration requiring hospitalization.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1391879

Jan 2, 2019 · Dayspring Restoration, Inc. Amputation

An employee was operating a table saw when the employee's hand slipped. The blade then amputated the employee's index finger.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1368941

Nov 9, 2018 · Northwestern Energy Hospitalized

An employee was performing maintenance on a generator at the plant and fell through an open platform. The employee sustained rib and tailbone injuries.

Fall through surface or existing opening · Multiple trunk locations · Utilities

Oct 30, 2018 · Sowles Co. Hospitalized

An employee was walking on an I-beam in the lay down area. The employee stepped down from the I-beam and another I-bean (approximately 3,200 lbs.) rolled over onto his ankles fracturing both ankles and the lower right leg.

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Construction

Jul 17, 2018 · Wells Fargo Bank NA Hospitalized

An employee was moving computer equipment and boxes and started feeling numbness in the arms and shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized for a ministroke.

Overexertion involving outside sources · Body systems · Finance and insurance

Jun 23, 2018 · TRUSS WORKS, INC Amputation

An employee was using a radial arm saw to cross-cut boards. A piece of wood got stuck behind the return device; while trying to clear the jam, the employee suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1325563

Apr 5, 2018 · Anderson Steel Supply Hospitalized

An employee was operating a rebar bending machine and caught their glove in the machine's roller resulting in a degloving injury.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Hand(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1308138

Dec 11, 2017 · Falls Construction Company Hospitalized

An employee was surfacing the road for access and got too close to the edge of the road. The roller began to roll down the hill and the employee suffered a back and pelvis injury.

Ran off roadway · Multiple trunk locations · Construction

Nov 7, 2017 · YRC Freight Amputation

The employee was maneuvering freight within the trailer for delivery and pinched their finger between a loaded pallet and the trailer floor resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Oct 18, 2017 · Corporation H Hospitalized

An employee was helping place a vault into an excavation when the chain moved. The employee sustained a fractured vertebra, an ear laceration, fractured neck and a possible dislocated shoulder.

Nonclassifiable · Neck and back · Construction