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• Worker Catches Arms in Conveyor Belt

  Matthew Bergmann | June 08, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  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...

• Paralyzed Kansas Teen Awarded $16 Million

  Matthew Bergmann | June 06, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A northeast kansas teenager who was left a quadriplegic after a diving accident has been awarded $16 million by a jury. In August 2005, Bradley Hudspeth, was injured while diving with friends at Lake Quivira. Lake Quivira is a private residential community that stretches the Wyandotte-Johnson county line in the Kansas City metro-area.Rather than jumping at the end of the dock, Hudspeth dove...

• Riley County Crash Leaves Three Injured

  Matthew Bergmann | June 05, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A three-vehicle crash in Riley County early this morning left three people injured. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol two of the three people injured were seriously hurt and required immediate medical attention. At approximately 6:30 am today, Bruce Stroud, 32, of St. Francis, was driving a 1984 Toyota truck south on K-18 highway when he tried to make a left turn onto Walnut Street at...