Falling pipe startles patient, nurse (The Argus Leader)


A pregnant patient and a nurse at Sanford USD Medical Center were startled last week when an 18-inch copper pipe fell from above and cracked a ceiling tile in the patient's room, raining dust and debris onto the women. The pipe - about 2 inches in diameter - dropped from the fourth floor to the third floor, said Steve Halvorsen, risk manager for Sioux Falls-based Henry Carlson Co. While no ...

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