HAVEN, KANSAS—
Haven Steel Products Inc
Fall to lower level unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Haven Steel Products Inc, 13206 S. Willison Road, HAVEN, KANSAS 67543 on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
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HAVEN, KANSAS—
Haven Steel Products Inc
An employee was working at a quench conveyor belt, pulling steel blades off the belt and placing them on the low heat belt. One of the blades fell off the quench belt onto the floor. The employee bent over to pick the blade up off the floor when another blade fell off the quench belt and struck them on the top of their head. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
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