DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-14HutchinsonKsSuperior BoilerFinger(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.
2021-06-14HutchinsonKsPrairie Landworks Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure 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.
2020-01-12HutchinsonKansasJACKSON DAIRYFinger(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.
2019-08-26HutchinsonKansasSUPERIOR 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.
2019-02-15HutchinsonKansasSeimens Gamesa Renewable EnergyForearm(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.
2017-08-07HutchinsonKansasWOODWORK MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY, INC.TrunkStruck 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.
2017-07-15HutchinsonKansasTownsend Tree Service Company, LLCLower 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.
2016-09-16HutchinsonKansasCorizon 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.
2016-07-27HutchinsonKansasUSPS HutchinsonBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
After delivering mail, an employee experienced a headache, cramps, and dizziness due to heat exposure, requiring hospitalization.
2016-06-10HutchinsonKansasHutchinson Regional Healthcare SystemBODY SYSTEMSIngestion 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.
2016-02-27HutchinsonKansasHutchinson Fertilizer LLCElbow(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.
2016-01-19HutchinsonKansasReefer Systems, IncFingertip(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.
2016-01-02HutchinsonKansasDirect TVAnkle(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.
2015-06-05HutchinsonKansasHutchinson Regional Medical CenterBODY SYSTEMSOverexertion 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.