SEDGWICK COUNTY —Authorities are investigating an occupational accident that sent a man to the hospital.Just before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police and emergency crews were dispatched to the Donham Recycling Facility, 1600 S. Hoover Court in Wichita, according to officer Paul Cruz.The investigation revealed a 51-year-old employee was dismantling a dock lift when he was struck by spring causing critical injuries to his head. EMS transported the man to an area hospital where he remains in critical condition.

Employee critically injured after Kan. recycling center accident