| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-08 | Junction City | Kansas | C K Enterprises Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was walking from the pack floor to the stuff floor to run a hose through a location so that he could perform a cleaning duty. While he was walking over the clean-in-place (CIP) tank, the grating broke and he fell in. His left leg was burned. The CIP process was being run at the time, so it contained hot water and chemicals. | |||||
| 2019-07-31 | Junction City | Kansas | Valley Metals | Leg(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working on a combine truck trying to get a part loose. The employee was using a blow torch when it exploded. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns, especially on the right leg, and smoke inhalation. | |||||
| 2018-06-26 | Junction City | Kansas | Smithfield Foods | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was taping liner on a combo when he tripped over the corner of a pallet and fractured his tibia. | |||||
| 2017-09-06 | Junction City | Kansas | O'Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC. | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee exited a vehicle to speak with a customer and then noticed the vehicle was moving. While attempting to get back into the vehicle, the employee was struck by the door and then run over by the vehicle, suffering tissue damage to the right leg. The employee was hospitalized overnight and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-05-18 | Junction City | Kansas | UPU Industries, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee participated in a two-person lift of a core pole that weighs approximately 100 lbs. at a loom machine. The employee suffered an incarcerated umbilical hernia that required surgery. | |||||
| 2016-07-18 | Junction City | Kansas | Foot Locker, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift when their foot became caught between the forklift and an I-beam. The operator's foot was broken. | |||||
| 2015-07-20 | Junction City | Kansas | Hamm Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was helping a coworker replace struts. They were lining up pins when the supportive strap broke. The truck cab fell and crushed the employee's left hand, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-03-05 | Junction City | Kansas | Smithfield Farmland Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee partially amputated his left-hand middle finger when his hand got caught between the forklift he was operating and a vat dumper safety bar. | |||||