Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-14 | Hutchinson | Ks | Superior Boiler | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was placing material on a brake press. The brake was activated and partially amputated the employee's finger. | |||||
2021-06-14 | Hutchinson | Ks | Prairie Landworks Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was picking up tools at the end of the work day on an outdoor job site. The employee became ill, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2020-01-12 | Hutchinson | Kansas | JACKSON DAIRY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was doing preventive maintenance on a gallon caser, cycling the cylinders to identify leaking cylinders or sticking solenoids. He noticed some buildup on the fingers of the machine and was trying to determine how much buildup was present when the fingers crushed his right index finger, removing about half his fingernail and some tissue above the bone. | |||||
2019-08-26 | Hutchinson | Kansas | SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting 1-by-6-by-6s with a chop saw. The saw amputated the last joint of his left index finger. | |||||
2019-02-15 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Seimens Gamesa Renewable Energy | Forearm(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
A piece of crane rigging struck an employee's right arm, breaking the radius, dislocating the ulna, and causing a laceration. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2017-08-07 | Hutchinson | Kansas | WOODWORK MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY, INC. | Trunk | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using a straight-line rip saw to shave wood when a 9-inch piece of wood impaled his right-side lower body. | |||||
2017-07-15 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Townsend Tree Service Company, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was trimming trees when a tree limb fell on and fractured the employee's left lower leg. | |||||
2016-09-16 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Corizon Health, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking on a wet cement sidewalk from the hall gate to the clinic about 50 yards away when he lost footing, fell in front of the maintenance building, and fractured his right femur. | |||||
2016-07-27 | Hutchinson | Kansas | USPS Hutchinson | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After delivering mail, an employee experienced a headache, cramps, and dizziness due to heat exposure, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-06-10 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System | BODY SYSTEMS | Ingestion of harmful substance |
An employee was sprayed in the face with general purpose cleaner as he was mixing the chemicals. He suffered an allergic reaction to the medication he was given. | |||||
2016-02-27 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Hutchinson Fertilizer LLC | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
While attempting to remove buildup from a concrete ledge, an employee fell from a 10-foot portable A-frame ladder to the ground. The employee's left elbow broke and required surgery. | |||||
2016-01-19 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Reefer Systems, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to repair a carrier truck. When checking the slippage on the alternator belt, the system started and pulled the employee's right thumb through the pulley resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip at the hospital. | |||||
2016-01-02 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Direct TV | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While installing cable at a residence, an employee slipped on ice while walking on the concrete sidewalk to his work truck. He broke his right ankle and had surgery. | |||||
2015-06-05 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode |
An employee was responding to an emergency medical call for a near drowning. The employee had to carry equipment about 1/4 mile through tall grass to get to the location. The employee had performed emergency medical treatment and then experienced lightheadedness and shortness of breath. The employee was treated in the emergency room and admitted for observation. |