SALINA, KANSAS—
Great Plains Manufacturing
Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Great Plains Manufacturing , 244 N Hugh st , SALINA, KANSAS 67401 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee released the top clamps holding the central arm of a weld fixture in place. The arm was under pressure, and it swung down quickly. The employee jumped out of the way and twisted his right knee, causing a fracture just below the knee.
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ENTERPRISE, KANSAS—
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An employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move parts stored in totes inside a distribution warehouse. The employee knelt down to manually remove an empty tote from the forks of the PIT. The employee felt something pop in their back and was unable to get up. The employee was hospitalized with bulging discs in their lower back.
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Great Plains Manufacturing
Employees were stacking equipment onto storage racks when a rack shifted and an employee's right hand was caught between racks. The employee sustained fractures to the hand, and their right index finger was partially amputated.
SALINA, KANSAS—
Great Plains Manufacturing
An employee was welding parts together. The lead welding wire punctured the employee's left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was using a horizontal saw to cut tubes. The saw cut about 1/8 inch off the tip off his left middle finger.
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Great Plains Manufacturing
An employee was using a press to bend a piece to a 90-degree angle. When the die came down, the piece did not bend 90 percent as it was supposed to, so the employee lifted the die, held the piece with both hands, and activated the press with the foot pedal. The press die then amputated the employee's thumbs from the middle of the nail to the tip.
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