Apac-Kansas Inc · Flash burns (welding)
Employee received a flash burn to his eyes while working in close proximity to welding operations.
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT: 64 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Apac-Kansas Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
Hutchinson,
Reno County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400501
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1985–2012
- Latest incident
- Nov 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
9
significant & substantial
$19,656
proposed penalties
$19,656
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
706
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 706 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2019-02-11.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $108 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.14.5%
significant & substantial
12.9%
high negligence or reckless
14.5%
reasonably likely or greater
62.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.9% low, 74.2% moderate, 12.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$108 proposed, $0 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2016-04-05.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2016-0287 | Withdrawal | Miller | 2016 | $108 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2026-04-07
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg14
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (18)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2026-04-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2023-06-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2023-06-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2023-06-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2022-09-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.3 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2021-09-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2021-09-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2017-10-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-10-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2017-09-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2017-09-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2014-08-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.86 | 0.29 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-04-06 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2010-04-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 1.44 | 0.10 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2006-08-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2006-08-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2006-08-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- J H Shears' Sons Inc 1950 to 1988
- Shears Construction L P 1988 to 2000
- Apac-Kansas Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT sits in Reno County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reno County, Kansas · Population 61,693
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,498
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 3,834 | 5 | 0 | 1304.1 |
| 2026 Q1 | 3,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,075 | 4 | 0 | 1300.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,722 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,041 | 3 | 0 | 742.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,853 | 1 | 0 | 259.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,983 | 2 | 0 | 502.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,837 | 2 | 0 | 521.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,461 | 2 | 0 | 577.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,330 | 5 | 1 | 1501.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,993 | 1 | 0 | 334.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,467 | 1 | 0 | 288.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,402 | 1 | 0 | 293.9 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,669 | 4 | 2 | 1090.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,111 | 1 | 0 | 321.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,925 | 2 | 0 | 509.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,743 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,662 | 1 | 0 | 273.1 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,736 | 3 | 0 | 1096.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,682 | 3 | 2 | 1118.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,703 | 2 | 0 | 739.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,631 | 1 | 0 | 380.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,776 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,668 | 4 | 2 | 1090.5 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,600 | 1 | 0 | 277.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,459 | 2 | 1 | 578.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,127 | 1 | 0 | 319.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,585 | 2 | 1 | 436.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,667 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,989 | 2 | 0 | 669.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,035 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,590 | 1 | 0 | 386.1 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,381 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,618 | 3 | 0 | 1854.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,286 | 1 | 0 | 304.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,287 | 2 | 0 | 608.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,849 | 1 | 0 | 351.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file2012 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
Apac-Kansas Inc · Fall from machine
EE SLIPPED WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER OF CRANE ANDRECEIVED SMALL LACERATION(STITCH) TO UPPER THIGHAREA OF LT. LEG.
1999 · 1 incident
April 13, 1999
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Shears Construction L P · Struck by falling object
WIND GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH. PARTICLE OF DUST GOT IN EYE OF EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
1997 · 1 incident
February 11, 1997
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Construction L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TURNING PULLEY TO UNSPOOL CABLE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PULLEY AND FRAME OF CONVEYOR.
1996 · 1 incident
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 9-3-96 WHEN HE WENTTO DR LIFTING AND STACKIGN RAILROAD TIES, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1995 · 1 incident
October 25, 1995
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
DOING SHOVELING AROUND BELTS & A LOT OF OVERHEADLIFTING. THEN GOT ON LOADER WHICH HAD A BROKEN SPRING IN SEAT WHICH WOULD NOT GIVE WHEN LOADING.
1994 · 2 incidents
November 4, 1994
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Struck by falling object
TAKING BROKEN BOLTS OF HOUSING ON LARGE SHAKER TABLE LUSING HAMMER & CHISEL, HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON, PIEACE OF METAL WENT IN BETWEEN TOP PART OF GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. TRIED FLUSHING OUT WITH E YE WASH, WOULDN'T COME OUT. TOOK HIS TO HUTCH CLINIC.
Shears Construction L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING BEARING ON CONVEYOR, PUNCTURED LEFT HAND WITH BALING WIRE.
1993 · 2 incidents
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNLOADING OXYDEN CYLINDERS AND TURNED; TWISTED HIS BACK.
Shears Construction L P · Contact with hot objects or substances
USING A CUTTING TORCH, HOT METAL POPPED INTO EYE.
1992 · 1 incident
December 14, 1992
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shears Construction L P · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF A FOUR PART BIN ONTO THE GROUND STARTED TO WALK ON ICY GROUND SLIPPED & FELL FACE DOWN TO THE GROUND
1991 · 1 incident
May 28, 1991
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER TABLE. TOOK 8 FOOT TENSION BAR OFF SCREEN, BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAR AND POPPED HIS BACK OUT.
1990 · 2 incidents
August 1, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
AS EMPL WAS GETING SAMPLE OF SAND WITH TEST TUBE PILE OF SAND SHIFTED & HE PULLED TUBE AS FEET MOVED & HE TWISTED BACK.
March 16, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING IN WEDGE ON PIN TO CLOSE LID ON DISCHARGE OPENING AND HAMMER SLIPPED OFF SIDE.
1989 · 2 incidents
September 22, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNLOADING CUTTING TORCH AND WELDER OUT OF LOADER BUCKET.BENT OVER TO PICK UP LEAD CHAIN,STRAINED BACK TWISTED BACK.
March 13, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
OTHER
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING PIPE LINE TOGETHER ON FLOATER WIND BLEW ON PIPE & EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD IT TOGETHER & STRAINED TORE STOMACH MUSCLES
1988 · 1 incident
June 7, 1988
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BOAT DOCK WALKWAY. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ELBOW IN BETWEEN A WALKWAY PLAND AND ANGLE IRON ON HAND RAILING, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO PINCH A NERVE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.
1986 · 1 incident
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING AND PAR7ICLE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW UNDER HELMET AND LODGED IN LEFT EYE.BRUNS TO LID MARGINS AND CORNEA.
1985 · 1 incident
August 14, 1985
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEEL ON CHAIR BROKE EMPL FELL SIDEWAYS,BROKE FALL WITH LEFT ELBOW.ACCIDENT OCURRED WHILE PUMPING SAND.EMPL WORKED THRU 8-24 THEN SAID PAIN WAS TOO SEVERE TO CONTINUE UNTIL HE REC\D MEDICAL AT