SANBORN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – 24-year-old Dacotah McGough was seriously injured in a work-related accident on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 near Sanborn, ND at approximately 2:10 pm.

According to a news release by the Barnes County Sheriff’s office the man was airing up a tire on a piece of heavy equipment, there was a failure which caused severe injury to his face.

McGough was transported to a Fargo hospital for surgery. According to his step-father Matt Olson his son suffered two separate breaks to his jaw following the accident and has come out of his surgery in pretty good condition considering the seriousness of the injury according to his doctors. Olson said told NewsDakota.com that he would provide another update on McGough’s condition later this week.