DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-07-10ConcordiaKansasChamplin Tire Recycling, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee operating a tire shredder was using a pry bar to free a jammed tire from the tire shredder's conveyor guard. The employee's hands became caught between the pry bar and the guard. The employee sustained four fractured metacarpal bones in the left hand and the right thumb was amputated and later reattached.
2019-01-30ConcordiaMissouriMillbank ManfacturingFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to secure material in the shear machine when the machine activated and amputated the left middle fingertip.
2017-05-12ConcordiaKansasHABCO, Inc.Ankle(s)Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
While installing a catwalk on top of a grain elevator, an employee fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in a platform to a lower level, suffering a broken ankle and requiring surgery.
2016-08-11ConcordiaKansasVestas-American Wind Technology IncChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was conducting maintenance on the nacelle of the wind turbine when he slipped and fell onto a stair, landing on his right-side ribcage and suffering a collapsed lung.
2015-10-30ConcordiaKansasFoley Equipment CompanyLower leg(s)Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was using a cutting torch to cut hooks from the bucket of a front end loader. Slag inadvertently fell onto his left pants leg catching his pants leg on fire. The employee was burned on his shin and hospitalized.
2015-04-14ConcordiaKansasAT & THip(s) and leg(s) Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee working on an aerial, drop-wire telephone cable fell 14 feet from a ladder. The employee injured their right ankle and hips.