| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-10 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Extrusions, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| The employee was punching small parts on the hydraulic punch press when a part got stuck. As she tried to pull the small part out of the punch press, the punch activated, smashing the end of her finger. The fingertip was amputated to just behind the fingernail. | |||||
| 2019-08-05 | Fort Scott | Kansas | KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee developed heat stress while cleaning a plant site and securing a load to a semi-trailer throughout the day, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-07-31 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Ennis Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a rotary press machine with a rag when the machine's roller caught and crushed his left middle finger and amputated the ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-06-19 | Fort Scott | Kansas | LABCONCO Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a drill press with a hole saw bit installed, when the bit caught the employee's glove, pulling the employee's left thumb into the bit and resulting in an amputation (from the middle). | |||||
| 2019-05-14 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Extrusions Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was resetting crimp plates and caught her left ring finger in the crimper head when it recessed into the machine causing a partial amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-02-14 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Valu Merchandisers Company | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was filling an order when his leg was pinned between a pallet and a steel rack. He suffered hairline fractures of the right tibia and fibula, as well as a laceration. | |||||
| 2019-01-14 | Fort Scott | Kansas | WIN VENT WINDOWS, DIV. EXTRUSIONS, INC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was relocating a rack of glass using a manual pallet jack when the glass fell on his foot, fracturing four toes. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-09 | Fort Scott | Kansas | K W Cattle Company LLC | Thigh(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| Two employees were driving all-terrain vehicles, using them to control cattle, when their vehicles collided. One employee suffered a fractured left femur. | |||||
| 2018-02-14 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Peerless Products Inc | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was standing near a conveyor system wearing metatarsal guarded shoes when his left foot was pulled into the conveyor and his foot and ankle were caught between the conveyor paddle and a riser resulting in his foot and ankle being degloved. | |||||
| 2018-01-10 | Fort Scott | Kansas | PEERLESS PRODUCTS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning his work area with a blower when he experienced problems with the vacuum system. As he attempted to fix it, the hose fell off. While he was trying to replace the hose, his left hand contacted the fan blade, amputating three fingers and partially amputating one finger. | |||||
| 2016-08-25 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Valu Merchandisers Company | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a standing dock forklift and got his foot caught between a pole and the forklift. The employee's left foot was crushed and partially amputated at the hospital. | |||||