Hutchinson Salt CompanyMetal/Nonmetal

EE was building a stand for the new Cage Paktor. Weld broke on stand and struck EE in head causing laceration.

EE moved rail loading chute to close lid on rail car. When moving the chute EE cut right wrist. EE was taken to ER for stitches.

EE was shoveling up a pile of salt by the crusher toward end of shift. EE's back started hurting and became worse over the next few days. EE went to DR 08/08/25 was given pain meds and placed on light duty. EE returns to DR in 1 week for revaluation.

EE slipped on a salt rock while pulling power cables to face panel. EE hyper extended left knee. EE was taken to ER for x-rays and full evaluation. EE was diagnosed with knee sprain. Given topical cream for pain and swelling. EE returned to full duty Monday 3/24/25.

EE stepped on a chunk of salt and slipped, strained left knee. Went to DR 3/21/25 and 3/28/25 no work restrictions. Returned to DR 4/7/25 for MRI. Torn meniscus identified 4/9/25 after MRI was reviewed by DR. EE will be sent to Ortho Knee Specialist.

EE strained right shoulder while flat racking salt. EE was already under care of DR for left shoulder. No treatment was given or recommended by DR during November or December. EE returned to Dr for left shoulder appointment told Dr right shoulder was getting worse. DR gave steroid injection and prescribed Meloxicam.

EE accidently hit start button on car puller. EE's hand was caught between car puller and rope, pinching crushing injury. EE was taken to ER for treatment. EE had surgery 4/19/2024 to repair broken fingers, damaged ligaments, and amputation of tip of finger.

EE slipped in parking lot after work during snow storm. Parking lot had been treated/ cleared but remained snow packed/ ice due to below 0 temps. EE told supervisor EE was okay. EE contacted supervisor next day was sore. EE sent to DR, one week no shoveling. EE returned to DR one more week no shoveling.

EE stated EE's foot popped when walking down steps. EE did not report injury until 9/15/2022.

EE twisted left knee 8/13/22, did not report injury until 9/21/22. EE went to DR 9/22/22, no lost time still performing regular duty. EE reported continued pain went to DR 10/7/22 placed on restricted duty for 2 weeks. DR believes PT will resolve but recommended Ortho consult.

EE walking down headframe stairs, right knee gave out. EE bruised knee, minor scrapes. EE did not report until 7/22/2022. EE worked 2 more shifts before requesting DR visit. DR prescribed meds for swelling, no work restrictions. EE scheduled for follow up appointment.

EE tripped on forklift fork, fell on right shoulder. Pain went away, pain came back. EE went to DR 5-9-22 no medical treatment no work restrictions. EE referred to Orthopedic DR for evaluation. EE evaluated by Orthopedic DR, surgery recommended on 6-20-22. EE has no work restrictions or lost work days as of 6-20-22. Date of surgery has not been scheduled as of 6-20-22.

EE scrapped left leg on railcar 12/1/2021 worked remainder of week with no issues. EE called 1 am Sunday 12/6/2021 said leg was swollen. EE taken to ER no broken bones or infection just swelling.

EE slipped when going down steps, bruised left hip.

Bulk loader closing railcar gate with bar. Gate gear skipped track, right hand was smashed between the bar and the bottom of railcar. Bulk loader was taken to ER, diagnosed with hand contusion. Given a hand brace to wear, released to return to work 6/17/2021.

Operator changing broken bolt on undercutter auger. Operator pinched right ring finger when auger moved.

Miner felt pop in right shoulder when opening forklift engine compartment door. Also had a small sliver of metal get in right hand when cleaning tramp iron from magnet. Shoulder and hand were bothering miner, went to Dr 8/19/2020.

Maintenance Leadman using a grinder with cutting wheel to cut piece of stainless steel for a chute. Grinder kicked back and cut right hand behind thumb. Taken to ER for glue and stitches. Guard was in place on grinder, loss of control of grinder caused injury.

Bulk B loader missed rail car rung with foot when dismounting rail car ladder. Fell to ground and broke left heel.

Impact with Mini Excavator bucket while operating, X-ray negative, bruised shoulder.

Ice storm hit mine and surrounding areas in state. The miners were first to arrive on day shift all areas had not yet been treated with salt. Miner slipped on ice broke rib 6&7 left side.

LHD Operator ran over chunk of salt, LHD travel was disrupted. Seat came off mounting brackets operators hit right knee on operator compartment under dash.

Pull in right lower abdomen while lifting a 50LBS bag of ANFO. Kept working, went to doctor on 4/25/19, Dr referral to surgeon. Surgery 5/13/19 return to work 5/14/19 restricted duty.

Starter on maintenance truck would not disengage. Wiring melted causing smoke. The miner inhaled smoke, started coughing, became nauseated, and fainted momentarily. Evaluated by EMT and given Phenothiazine for nausea. Taken to ER for doctor evaluation, checked out fine. Sent home for two days to rest told to follow up with primary care doctor.

Injury 5/27 changing roller. No lost time/medical treatment/restricted duty. 6/15 aggravated injury using hammer. Reported 6/18 sent to DR no lost time/medical treatment. Restricted job duties. 6/27 DR apt restricted job duties. Medical treatment 7/9 physical therapy.

EE was retrieving square steel tube from surface maintenance shop storage rack. The tube fell, struck EE's left foot causing left first metatarsal fracture, transverse, acute, non-displaced injury. EE returned to work, light duty in office. Follow up appointments are scheduled Jan 9th & 11th.

Changing hoist rope and lost control. Fiber rope attached to the end of the hoist rope. EE left hand was injured when the rope gave way and ee fell to the ground, injuring left shoulder and knee.

EE was walking to screen room floor from truck side. Another employee was opening the door from 3rd floor and ee tripped and broke fall with left hand, cutting middle finger on a broken hinge. EE was given stitches.

EE dropped a screw because it was cold out and fingers were cold. In looking for screw on ground, a gust of wind occurred and EE felt something hit EE in the right eye. It was determined EE had a corneal abrasion and conjunctivitis.

EE was installing a guide in the north shaft. EE helped lift a guide out of position and install a new one. Next morning had pain in left upper chest. Went to Dr., Dr. said ee had a muscle strain. Prescribed steroid.

EE was cutting timber shaft guides. The saw used would not cut the depth of the guide. EE used a sledge hammer to break off the end. EE reported that they felt a pull in right lower back, while doing this.

Employee was driving a forklift into the shed to dump a hopper of salt. When employee raised the hopper to dump it, a hydraulic line blew spraying employee in the right eye.

Brushing metal grindings & shavings off work bench and a piece of metal flicked and got in his right eye.

Employee was in the bathroom and did not lock the door. An employee opened door quickly and door struck left shoulder and pushed employee into the wall.

He was scaling shale with a loader. He drug the teeth of the bucket on the back of the shale. A small piece of shale hit the frame of loader sending dust and debris into the cab and into his eye.

Working on fire hydrant platform when the connections for the platform gave out. The platform side that gave away was foamed and wasn't able to see any bad connections.

Scaling the roof by hand with a scaling bar. As he was scaling a loose rock fell and struck the bar causing intense pain in right arm.

Scaling the roof by hand with a scaling rod. Pain in elbow became intense.

Climbing a ladder, and when he was coming down his hand slipped. He lost his grip and fell and hit the wall and then hit the floor.

Lifting plate in cagpaktor which weighs approx. 70lbs. Knee popped.

Employee was bringing down rail cars. Said he applied the brakes and they did not work. Jumped off railcar and struck the ground. Had sudden pain in legs.

Truck driver on our property to get a load of salt. He was loaded and pulled off scale. he got out of his truck. He collapsed and fell and hit his head on the gravel. Ambulance came and took him to hospital. They air-lifted him to Wesley Medical in Wichita. Last report was head trauma.

Employee was shoveling salt from under the cage paktor belt and experienced a sharp pain in lower back.

EE lifted shaft guide out of skip to put on lump room floor. This caused a hernia.

Was walking and slipped on cut slope. Fell on left hip.

He was removing a guide by cutting it into manageable pieces and his hand got caught between two pieces of timber which cut his finger.

He was on his knees working on equipment. Was not wearing available knee pads. Said his knee started hurting and swelling.

Employee was leaving for Dr. appt. when he was struck by rock salt that was loosened by a piece of scroll that came off the hoist and traveled down the shaft.

While putting rope on car puller to advance rail car, EE was wrapping rope around puller. He noticed the rope was climbing so he reached down to guide rope. He also noticed slack in the loop and rail car was not moving. While adjusting rope, finger got pinched between layers of rope and he smashed his finger. He broke the tip of his pinky finger.

EE unplugged cable which was corroded. He strained his lower back by wiggling and pulling the plug harder than normal.

Ladder slipped as he was climbing down from 1600G. He jumped to the ground from second or third step. When he landed he sprained his right knee.

Walking across the parking lot. The parking lot was snow packed and icy. He slipped and fell twice, injuring his right shoulder.

Employee was carrying a 50 pound bag up a flight of stairs when he experienced back pain.

Maintenance employee was working and strained a muscle in his back

During the annual hearing test it was determined that Employee sustained a standard Threshold Shift in his hearing.

One of the switches on the hoist electrical side fell apart and had to be repaired.

Employee was standing on pipe lifting pipe to others. The employee twisted knee. Employee waited 1 week to report accident to company. Didn't want medical help at this time. Waited 2 weeks and was still having pain so was sent to doctor and was diagnosed with ""water on the knee"" and received a shot.

The EE lifted the top portion of the freight elevator door with his left hand and used his foot to push down on the bottom portion. The door became un-wedged quickly and resulted in his left index finger getting caught in the door mechanism. He was given Loratab and released to work.

Buffing a weld and a particle went into the left eye.

The LHD operator was driving when he ran over a rock. This action caused the LHD to bounce. The operator bounced up and hit his head on the canopy. Straining the muscles of his neck.

There was a threshold shift in this persons hearing.

Employee was dislodging material from an open gate in the bin when the gate struck him in the chin.

The employee claims to have awoken one morning with a sore arm that he attributed to using a jackhammer sometime in the previous 30 days but he was not sure of the exact time or date.

Employee was moving beltline structure

Miner was replacing a bugduster auger that had fallen out of machine and lacerated his left middle and ring fingers at the second knuckle.

After just entering the mine road he pulled over to the side of road. He waited in front of his truck to the left side. A customer's truck approached the intersect and instead of slowing for the corner the customer cut the corner clipping the back of the employee's truck with the rear duals of his trailer. This pushed the truck into him knocking him to the ground.

Employee got up one morning and his shoulder hurt.

The individual was kneeling on his left knee for an extended period of time. Later that day his knee swelled up.

The employee used a bar to lift an object. The bar slid out pinching his right pinky finger. Received 3 stitches.

Employee was inserting bits into the undercutter when his hand slipped and he recieved a puncture wound to the left thumb.

EE WAS PUSHING A WHEEL BARROW FULL OF CEMENT, WHEN HE HIT A SOFT SPOT CAUSING THE WHEELBARROW TO STOP IMMEDIATELY & JAR HIS BACK. AFTER THE INCIDENT HE HAD A VERY SORE BACK.

THE EE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK STATION & TRIPPEDON A GRATE ON A DRAW BRIDGE WHICH CONNECTS 2 BUILDINGS. THE EE FELL FORWARD LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE

EE ALLEGES HE FALL ON A SALT ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

EE ALLEGAS NO INJURY OF BACK RUNNING SCOOP LOADER.

EE WAS PULLING A CAR UP TO FILL WHEN THE ROPE HEWAS USING SUDDENLY CAUGHT & TRAPPED HIS FINGER THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS A PULLED KNUCKLE

WHILE STANDING ON A SALT PILE MIXING CONCRETE, EE STRAINED HIS LEFT GROIN MUSCLE.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE STALER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.

EE WAS HAULING SALT WHIT THE #5 EIMCO WHEN HE WENT OVER SOME CUTS IN THE FLOOR AND HE HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS LOADING THE EIMCO DUMP CYLINDER COVER INTO THE BED OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLED OVER, PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN IT & THE BED OF THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE UNDERCUTTER CABLE TO THE NEXT PANEL, AFTER PLUGGING IT IN, HE TURNED AND HIS KNEE POPPED, HE COULDN'T PUT ANY WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ALONG BAYS IN HIGHTOP AREASAROUND 14-5. HE WENT OVER 3 CUTS AT AN IDLE WHEN HE CAME OFF 3RD CUT HE GOT A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS GRINDING W/OUT PPE AND A PIECE OF STEEL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BOX FROM A SHELF ON THE FLOOR, WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE WAS NOT CLEAR OF THE SHELF ABOVE THE ONE HE WAS WORKING ON, HE HIT HIS HEAD AND INJURED HIS NECK.

EE WAS SHOVELING SALT OFF OF THE FLOOR INTO A CHUTE ATTACHED TO A PRODUCT ELEVATOR. THEN THE CHUTE FELL OFF THE ELEVATOR EE WENT TO LOCK IT OUT AT THE SAME TIME EE PICKED UP A PRYBAR & BEGAN POKING AT THE BUILTUP SALT EE POKED BAR IN TOO FAR THE ELEVATOR CAUGHT BAR, PULLED IT UP THE MOMENTUM SWING THE BAR INTO EE'S FOOT

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE RAIL CAR

HE WAS CLEANING A ROOM WITH THE BLADE OF THE BUCKET FLAT ON THE FLOOR. THE BUCKET HIT A CUT IN THE FLOOR WHICH EJECTED HIM FROM THE MACHINE. THIS CAUSED A DISLOCATED FINGER AND SOME SCRAPES.

PULLING BOXES OFF OF SHELF, STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER ON 3/14. PAIN PERSISTED AND EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON APRIL 6, 2000.