Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-26 | Hays | Ks | Humane Society of the High Plains | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground while getting out of a truck, resulting in a broken hip. | |||||
2020-08-13 | Hays | Ks | Biltrite Construction LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on scaffolding installing trim on the edge of a roof. The employee fell off the scaffolding onto the ground and suffered a fractured skull and a fractured back. | |||||
2017-07-21 | Hays | Kansas | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee delivered packages all day and was hospitalized that evening for cramps and dehydration. | |||||
2017-04-21 | Hays | Kansas | Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was cleaning a car lift using a water hose to remove oil and grease buildup. The employee was standing on the car lift which was about 12 inches off the ground. When the employee stepped down from the car lift, he slipped on the wet floor and fell suffering a head injury and broken ribs. | |||||
2016-06-10 | Hays | Kansas | MIDWEST ENERGY INC. | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was hot wrapping a pipe using flammable glue and a flame torch. The mixture ignited and the employee suffered second degree burns. | |||||
2016-02-22 | Hays | Kansas | Sunflower Electric Power Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
While working on nearby equipment, an employee drew an arc of approximately 12 inches from an unpowered electrical line. The power in the line was induced into the circuit from a nearby power source. The employee suffered an electrical shock/burns to the pointer finger and thumb. | |||||
2015-12-02 | Hays | Kansas | Via Christi Village-Hays | Hand(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
On 12/2/2015, at 12:00 to 12:30 pm, an employee was hand washing the inside of a drinking glass using a rag. The glass broke and cut her hand. | |||||
2015-04-15 | Hays | Kansas | Midwest Energy Inc | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
On 4/15/2015, at 11:15 a.m., an employee working on a pad mount transformer came in contact with the 7200V underground cable live wire. The employee sustained a first degree burn on the left hand. |