Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Kansas City	Mo	Western Waterproofing	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while accessing a ladder to a roof. The employee landed on the ground and suffered fractures to the left tibia, right tibia, left radius, and right ulna.
2021-11-09	Kansas City	Mo	InsCo Industries	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was power-washing a fire station from a scissor lift. The power washer triggered the garage door, which opened and caused the scissor lift to tip. The employee fell and was hospitalized, requiring surgery for an upper thigh fracture.
2021-10-27	Kansas City	Mo	Masterack	Jaw, chin	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was struck in the face by another employee during an altercation and suffered a fractured jaw that was broken on both sides and required surgery.
2021-10-25	Kansas City	Mo	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a dog while on a postal route resulting in an amputation.
2021-10-22	North Kansas City	Mo	VS Services LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a truck. While adjusting a pallet weighing approximately 700-800 pounds, the entire pallet fell on top of him, resulting in bleeding and a broken leg.
2021-10-18	Kansas City	Ks	Peerless Manufacturing and Engineering	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A forklift was pushing a driveshaft into a block of wood that was being held by the injured employee. The employee's right middle finger slipped and the fingertip was crushed resulting in amputation.
2021-10-12	Kansas City	Ks	KAW ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof and landed on his left foot, suffering a broken tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-03	Kansas City	Ks	Amazon Fulfillment Center MKC6	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was walking to their car in the parking lot when a non-employee struck them with a bat. The employee sustained a head injury.
2021-10-01	Kansas City	Mo	FedEx Ground	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a trailer with the flap raised when they fell into the belly of the trailer and fractured an arm.
2021-09-28	Kansas City	Mo	Lithko Contracting, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was near a co-worker who was adding shims to a panel when a concrete wall brace above him came loose and landed on the employee's side. The employee sustained multiple fractures.
2021-09-13	Kansas City	Ks	Estes Express Lines, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was struck by a skid of freight that he was unloading. He suffered fractures to the collarbone.
2021-08-31	Kansas City	Mo	Ameri Fence Corporation of Kansas City	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
While handling the hydraulic lines of an excavator, an employee's hand was lacerated and injected with hydraulic fluid. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-23	Kansas City	Mo	FORD Motor Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was changing the pad die on a machine. The die and the old pad were lifted with a hoist. The pad started swinging and broke the employee's left middle finger as the employee tried to stop it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-08-23	Kansas City	Mo	ZECO	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).
2021-08-23	Kansas City	Mo	FORD Motor Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was inspecting vehicle repairs in the delivery department. The employee felt dizzy, nauseated, and was having cramps in their shoulders and neck. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-08-09	Kansas City	Mo	FORD Motor Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working in a body shop and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-07-29	Kansas City	Mo	EVERGY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat-related illness at a prequalification camp.
2021-07-27	Kansas City	Ks	Pretech Corporation	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a clamp and fractured his ankle.
2021-07-26	Arkansas City	Ar	Petrin LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 26, 2021, an employee was working inside a tank as part of a crew erecting a scaffold. After beginning at 9:30 a.m., though he had been taking breaks and drinking fluids, he developed cramps at about 6:00 p.m. He later developed nausea, became ill, and was hospitalized with dehydration and an acute kidney injury.
2021-07-19	Kansas City	Mo	RadSource Imaging Technologies Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading boxes onto a truck when they fell from the ramp and struck the edge of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
2021-07-12	Kansas City	Mo	SUMMIT CONCRETE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a handheld circular saw to cut a wooden stake when the blade contacted his left hand, resulting in the amputation a finger.
2021-07-09	Arkansas City	Ar	Clearwater Paper Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 7/9/2021, at approximately 2:15 p.m., an employee was attempting to leave their desk and got caught on the corner of the desk, causing a trip and fall. The employee fractured their left hip and was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-07-09	Kansas City	Mo	Aspen Products	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a plate machine. There was tape inside the machine and the employee tried to pull it out. The employee's finger was caught in the machine resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-18	Kansas City	Mo	FORD Motor Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became disoriented the morning after work and was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat stress.
2021-06-16	North Kansas City	Mo	Mactac	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a slitting machine when the core spun and amputated the employee's fingertip.
2021-06-15	Kansas City	Mo	BUNZL Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a forklift down an aisle. The forklift struck a piece of wood, went out of control, and hit a rack. The employee's right thumb was crushed between the rack and forklift resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.
2021-06-14	North Kansas City	Mo	WALKER'S FOOD PRODUCTS CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While running the bulk line machine, an employee reached to clean the machine and their right index finger was partially amputated in a pinch point.
2021-06-11	Kansas City	Ks	XPO Logistics Freight Inc	Leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was unloading freight when the storage system failed and freight slid down from the storage racks. The employee was struck by the freight and suffered a broken leg.
2021-05-27	Kansas City	Mo	Best Buy	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a mobile ladder installing speaker wire. The ladder shifted and the employee fell about 10 feet, suffering a head laceration, a broken leg, and a broken arm.
2021-05-25	Kansas City	Ks	Liberty Fruit Company., Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in a truck loading material on a pallet jack. He fell from the back of the truck, landing three feet below and suffering a head injury and pain in his hands, wrists, left shoulder, left-side ribs, and knee. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2021-05-10	Kansas City	Mo	Harbada Carrier Inc-	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was unhooking a trailer from a truck cab. The cab ran over the employee, who suffered foot and face fractures.
2021-05-09	Kansas City	Mo	LOWES #2767	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell from the truck while climbing into a delivery truck. The employee struck their head, sustaining injury.
2021-05-08	Kansas City	Mo	FEDEX GROUND	Face	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was moving to unhook the dolly from the lead trailer when the trailer pulled forward and the dolly struck the employee, resulting in a facial fracture.
2021-04-25	Kansas City	Ks	Harcros Chemicals Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While opening a valve an employee was splashed with chemicals and sustained chemical burns to the right leg, right arm, and face.
2021-04-22	Kansas City	Ks	ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.	Head	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an electric pallet jack when he fell to the ground, suffering a contusion to the back of the head. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-28	Kansas City	Mo	ASPEN PRODUCTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had been running a cutting die machine. While clearing a jam, the employee's left hand was caught by the machine resulting in amputation of two fingers.
2021-03-22	Kansas City	Mo	NITTO AUTOMOTIVE	Knee(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was unlocking a trailer from a dock. The employee jumped from the dock to the ground and sustained ligament and tendon damage to both knees.
2021-03-13	Kansas City	Ks	Doherty Steel, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a scissor lift onto a steel structure while tied off to a plumb line when they slipped and fell, resulting in a fractured left hip and elbow.
2021-03-11	North Kansas City	Mo	Fujifilm	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing next to a closed roll up door. When the door opened, the manual pull-down rope caught the employee's feet, and the employee fell to the ground sustaining broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-22	Kansas City	Mo	FORD Motor Co.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
2021-02-15	Kansas City	Ks	ASAP Cabinets and Granite, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was transporting cabinets from the truck on the first floor to the third floor. The employee fell in an unguarded stairwell and broke three ribs, three teeth, the right wrist, and nose.
2021-02-13	Kansas City	Mo	DHL Supply Chain	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was changing the battery on a forklift using a battery changer. The employee moved the forklift and was caught between the forklift and the battery rack, resulting in fractures to both ankles.
2021-02-12	Kansas City	Ks	Atlas Roofing Corp	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working the release of a fifth-wheel pin. As he pulled the release pin, he lost his balance and fell from the truck, resulting in hospitalization for a broken right hip.
2021-02-11	Kansas City	Ks	Geiger Ready-Mix	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was moving a cement truck into the shop. He discovered that the brakes were frozen and would not release. He got a small torch and crawled under the truck to thaw out the brakes. When the brakes thawed out, the truck rolled backward, pinning the employee to the ground. He was hospitalized with internal bleeding.
2021-02-11	Kansas City	Ks	Evoqua Water Technologies LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was offloading vessels from a truck when the employee's right pinky finger was caught between a vessel and metal cage, resulting in a fingertip avulsion and partial amputation.
2021-02-04	Kansas City	Mo	McKesson Medical	Hip(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking on a platform. The platform broke, causing the employee to fall and sustain a fractured right hip.
2021-02-01	Kansas City	Mo	O'Reilly Automotive	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was on a rider jack when their foot got caught between the rider jack and a gaylord container. The employee's foot was injured.
2021-01-08	Kansas City	Mo	CLAY AND BAILEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was making a mold when the gate that allows sand to fall down into the molds closed on his finger while attempting to free a part of the machine. The employee suffered the amputation of his left fingertip.
2021-01-08	Kansas City	Mo	CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES, LLC	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was checking the voltage in a transformer. An arc flash caused second-degree burns to part of the employee's face.
2021-01-07	Kansas City	Mo	Hallmark Cards Corporation	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was emptying trash when she tripped on a packing station and fell to the ground, suffering a broken pelvis.
2021-01-06	Kansas City	Mo	NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by a client and hospitalized for a concussion and head, neck, and back pain.
2021-01-05	Kansas City	Mo	Blount International Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working in the milling department when a clamp caught their right ring finger causing a partial amputation.
2020-10-18	Kansas City	Ks	Superior Bowen	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a piece of asphalt milling equipment on a highway. The mill struck a vehicle in a live lane of traffic and the employee suffered whiplash and contusions.
2020-09-09	North Kansas City	Mo	Advanced Technology Services	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell 5-7 feet to the floor below, suffering a head laceration, a broken wrist, and a possible spleen injury.
2020-09-01	Kansas City	Mo	YRC FREIGHT	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
The injured employee was helping another employee change the propane tank on the dock sweeper. The tank was leaking and when the injured employee tried to start the sweeper, a large flame burned both of his arms and legs.
2020-08-27	Kansas City	Mo	MC Electric	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was servicing an overhead light fixture when he received an electric shock that made him fall from an 8-foot ladder to the ground. He hit shelving as he fell, cutting his head. He also suffered a broken wrist and broken ribs.
2020-08-25	Arkansas City	Ks	CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was doing preventive maintenance on a conveyor. The employee's shirt was entangled in the conveyor belt and roller, and the employee suffered four fractures to the left arm.
2020-08-15	North Kansas City	Mo	Maverick Converting	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was rolling a trim roll of paper when it hit the side of a packaging machine and tipped over. The roll landed on the employee's foot and amputated two toes.
2020-08-14	Kansas City	Ks	CORESLAB STRUCTURES	Brain	Fall on same level
Two employees were carrying a 100-pound foam void. One of them fell backwards to the ground, hitting his head and losing consciousness.
2020-08-13	Kansas City	Mo	US Census Bureau	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee fell from a scooter and suffered a right tibial plateau fracture with damage to the knee joint. The employee also suffered abrasions on the left elbow and left ankle pain.
2020-08-07	Kansas City	Ks	ESTES EXPRESS LINES	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was sitting on the seat of a forklift when he stuck his arm through the mast of his forklift to scan freight. The cord from his scan gun caught the lever to move the mast up and down, causing the mast to retract and come down on his right arm. As a result, he suffered a right arm amputation.
2020-07-27	Kansas City	Kansas	Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
After chocking the wheels of a rail car an employee stood up and felt dizzy. The employee then fell onto a concrete curb along the rail track. He sustained lacerations to the head and hand, a bruised sternum, and fractured ribs.
2020-07-24	Kansas City	Missouri	Spire Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside installing pipeline and doing directional drilling. The employee became dehydrated and was hospitalized.
2020-07-17	North Kansas City	Mo	Full Circle Chemical Supply	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A temporary employee was using a cordless drill to attach a hose clamp to machinery. The drill arced, which caused a fuel bucket to ignite. The employee's left arm and right hand were burned by the fire.
2020-07-14	Kansas City	Kansas	Metal Panels, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a roll former when either his glove and/or a rag was caught in the machine. He was hospitalized with partial amputations to the right middle, ring, and pinky fingers. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2020-07-08	Kansas City	Missouri	FORD MOTOR COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been working on the line applying molding. The employee was hospitalized with dehydration and renal failure.
2020-07-07	Kansas City	Missouri	Dun-Par Engineered Form	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed dehydration while removing bracing from a shoring tower.
2020-07-03	Kansas City	Kansas	Nalco Company	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level
On 7/3/2020, at 7:00 PM, an employee was climbing down a scaffold and was sprayed by water. This startled him and he jumped off the scaffold. He landed on his heels and fractured them.
2020-07-02	Kansas City	Missouri	FORD MOTOR COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2020-07-01	Kansas	Illinois	Total Grain Marketing, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 1, 2020, an employee was sweeping soy beans and cleaning up the flat storage facility when the employee slipped on spilled beans and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a hip fracture, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-06-30	Kansas City	Kansas	Reddi Services, Inc	Ankle(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing lime from an outdoor pit by manipulating a 6" diameter hose from a vacuum truck. The pit was estimated to be approximately 8' to 10' x 4' x 7' deep. The employee was wearing a protective garment, goggles, and a cartridge respirator. The employee sustained second degree chemical burns from the lime to the neck, abdomen, both upper both arms, both thighs, and both ankles, as well as third degree burns on one ankle.
2020-06-29	Kansas City	Missouri	FedEx Ground	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had clocked out and left work feeling ill. After the employee arrived home and was still feeling ill, the employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
2020-06-18	Kansas City	Missouri	IMI Material Handling Logistics Inc	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing on a ladder when a free standing leg support was bumped and fell over causing a laceration to the employee's right leg.
2020-06-09	Kansas City	Missouri	US Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was making a mail delivery. While running from a dog, the employee fell to the ground and fractured her left tibia.
2020-05-24	Arkansas City	Kansas	Medicalodges Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working in the kitchen at a nursing home. The employee was on a two-step ladder to reach a pan on a top shelf when the employee lost balance and fell, fracturing the left femur.
2020-04-21	Kansas City	Missouri	Faultless Halthcare Linen	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A truck driver was preparing to load his truck, using a lift bar to manually place the dock leveler. As he was guiding the dock leveler plate onto the back of the truck, the tip of his left index finger was amputated in the hinge.
2020-04-19	Kansas City	Missouri	Cosentino's Price Chopper	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut meat when the blade amputated his left middle fingertip.
2020-03-28	Kansas City	Kansas	Rock-N-Roll Transportation Inc.	Forearm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was delivering a package to a residence. A chained-up dog bit the employee, lacerating the employee's right forearm and causing possible nerve damage.
2020-03-26	Kansas City	Missouri	The TAPCO Tube Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was working on an air manifold when a fan partially amputated his right ring finger.
2020-03-17	Kansas City	Missouri	Herc Rentals Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was spooling new cable into an air winch. His right middle finger was caught between the cable and the spool body and was partially amputated.
2020-03-12	Kansas City	Missouri	TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the hallway in the lab. The employee tripped on a co-worker's foot and fell to the floor sustaining a fractured left hip.
2020-03-06	Kansas City	Kansas	Dana Container Inc.	Head and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring sulfuric acid from a railcar to a cargo tank trailer. When the railcar was empty, the employee removed the product transfer hose. While removing the valve fitting, sulfuric acid (in the form of a mist) sprayed out and contacted the employee's face and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
2020-03-01	Kansas City	Missouri	Aspen Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was producing a run of product on a machine when it jammed. While clearing the jam, the employee's middle finger and either the ring or index finger on his left hand were amputated.
2020-02-28	Kansas City	Missouri	CHALLENGE MANUFACTURING INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading two empty containers onto a forklift. They became tangled, and the employee left the forklift to straighten the load. One of the containers fell and struck the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-22	Kansas City	Kansas	UPS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting rollers when one of them fell on his right big toe, lacerating it.
2020-02-19	Kansas City	Missouri	Southern Glazer's Wine and Spriits	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a mobile trash tote to take garbage to the dumpster. The employee was propping the mobile tote between the dock and the dumpster when the mobile tote began to slip and caught the employee's left middle finger between the tote and the dumpster. As a result, the employee's left middle finger was partially amputated.
2020-02-07	Kansas	Oklahoma	Power Utility Services Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee and the company owner were working in aerial lift buckets, converting a single-phase line to a three-phase line. The employee came into contact with an energized line and suffered burns to both arms, both elbows, and the right hand.
2020-02-01	Kansas City	Missouri	Red Hammer Roofing Group	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a rooftop, suffering two fractured ankles and a chin laceration.
2020-01-30	North Kansas City	Missouri	Major Brands	Pelvis	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking a shelf when a case fell from the shelf, striking the dead man's switch on his machine. His machine then pinned him to the wall, breaking his left pelvis.
2020-01-30	Kansas City	Kansas	VVF Kansas Services LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was cleaning the flights of the rotary valve. He manually moved one flight to reach another flight to clean it. His hand slipped and slid past a sharp edge that cut through his cut-resistant glove and amputated his right index fingertip.
2020-01-24	North Kansas City	Missouri	Trial Card Incorporated	Nonclassifiable	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot by a temporary employee while walking across the parking lot.
2020-01-13	Kansas City	Missouri	First Transit	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell while picking up a passenger at their home.
2020-01-09	Kansas City	Missouri	Envirologics Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was holding a blast hose in his left hand and reaching to turn off the compressor with his right when he became tangled in the hose and blasted his right arm.
2020-01-03	Kansas City	Kansas	XPO Logistics Freight Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
A mechanic was using a truck jack to place a wheel ramp under a tire. The tire blew out and the jack broke loose, striking his side and back. He suffered a fractured rib and a punctured lung.
2019-09-23	Kansas City	Missouri	O'Reilly Auto Parts	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling a load for a truck. The employee's foot was caught between the pallet and the pallet jack. The foot was crushed and broken.
2019-09-20	Kansas City	Missouri	MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was clearing the conveyor belt that fed an auto shredder. A piece of rebar stuck in the conveyor struck the employee's lower left leg, breaking it.
2019-09-11	Kansas City	Kansas	Redishred Kansas	Forearm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
After emptying shredded paper from the box of a truck, an employee was preparing to make an adjustment to the tensioning and position of the conveyor belt in the box. The conveyor then injured his forearm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-09-09	Kansas City	Kansas	NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Security officers were pursuing a suspect. An officer running on the concrete sidewalk fell and injured both knees.
2019-08-22	Kansas City	Missouri	EMJ and Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cutting material with a band saw. He turned off the band saw to straighten the material in the vice. When he pushed the button to close the vice, his left middle finger was still in the vice as it closed, resulting in an amputation of his finger to the first knuckle.
2019-08-19	Kansas City	Missouri	The TAPCO Tube Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was bundling pipes. When he pulled one down, it rolled over and smashed his fingers, amputating the tips of his left ring and middle fingers.