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• Worker Catches Arms in Conveyor Belt

  Matthew Bergmann | June 08, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A Newton, Kansas man suffered severe injuries after his arms became caught in a conveyor belt at a local grain elevator. The accident occurred at the Newton Grain Elevator, which is owned by Cargill. A rescue helicopter was required to land on top of the elevator to transport the victim to Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. The man immediately underwent surgery...

• Girl Falls In Manhole -- Cover Stolen

  Matthew Bergmann | April 16, 2007 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A young girl was injured early Sunday morning after fallling into a manhole in St. Louis, Missouri. The accident occured as the girl was on her way to a nearby church for Sunday services.Authorities believe that the cover of the manhole had been stolen for scrap metal. Over the weekend officials reported more than 20 manhole covers being stolen within the city. It is believed that the recent...

• Father Files Suit After Daughter Killed By Tiger

  James B. Biggs | May 10, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the father of a teenage girl that was killed by a tiger last year.On Aug. 18, 2005, Haley Hiderbrand, a Labett County High School senior, was mauled to death while having her senior pictures taken with a Siberian tiger at the Lost Creek Animal Sanctuary near Mound Valley, Kansas. The suit seeks more than $75,000 for medical and funeral expenses, as...

• Kansas Workers Compensation "Going & Coming" Rule Analyzed

  James B. Biggs | February 23, 2006 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Recently, the Kansas Court of Appeals addressed the premises exception to the going and coming rule and found in favor of the employer. In Rinke v. Bank of America, Docket No. 93, 868 (October 21, 2005), an employee was injured in the parking lot outside the building where she worked. The building and the parking lot were owned by a third party and the employer leased 727 of the 747 parking...

• Kansas Website Used To File Work Injury Reports

  Matthew Bergmann | May 24, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  In 2006 more than one-third of all work accidents reported were filed through the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation's electronic data interchange system. Thus far, the electronic reporting system has exceeded expectiations with more than 200 insurance carriers and self-insured employers submitting data. More than 16,000 applications for hearings and approximately 6,500 employer elections...

• Jefferson County Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Matthew Bergmann | July 21, 2006 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The intersection of US-59 and K-16 highways was the scence of fatal accident yesterday. Nathan High O'Neill (21)was pronounced dead at the scene after the motorcyle he was riding sturck the back end of a semitrailer. Tha accident occured about 10:34 a.m. when O'Neill, a Winchester native, was driving his motorcyle northbound on US-59 and merged to the southbound lanes to yield to a...

• Millons Hurt By Drug Errors

  Matthew Bergmann | July 20, 2006 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Fox News has recently reported that more than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices. That number has the potential to be even higher if patients' own medication mix-ups were added to the mix. A staggering report from Instiute of Medicine has called for major steps to increase patient safety when dealing prescription drugs. ...

• Kansas Court Rules Worker Compensation Settlements Are Appealable

  James B. Biggs | May 05, 2006 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Kansas Court of Appeals has determined that the Workers Compensation Appeals Board has the authority to review an injured workers lump sum settlement award approved by an administrative law judge pursuant to K.S.A. 44-531(a).In Grajeda v. Aramark Corp., et al (Docket #94,501) the main issue brought before the court was exactly that. Can the Kansas Workers Compensation Board review a full and...

• Car Accident Claims Topeka Man

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2005 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A Topeka resident was killed recently when the pickup he was riding in was struck by another car on US-75 about nine miles south of Holton. The driver of the other car, a Mayetta woman, was headed east on 158th road and failed to yeild to the pickup, according to authorities. The driver of the pickup, the driver of the other car, and a passenger of the other car were all taken to the hospital...

• Work Injuries Follow Greensburg Tornado

  Matthew Bergmann | May 29, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The damage and destruction left behind by a massive twister that hit Greensburg, Kansas on May 4th continues to linger. Now workers who have been cleaning up the small town have developed mysterious symptoms including, a persistent cough and sore throat. Aptly named the "Greensburg cough," health officials believe that contaminated dust left by the tornado is to blame. At this point, there...