DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-04LiberalKsLoves Travel Stops and Country StoreToes(s), toenail(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
While making tea, an employee dropped an empty tea urn on their left foot, injuring the left big toe. Surgery was required.
2021-10-25LiberalKsJV Energy Services IncBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An oil derrick hand fell off the oil derrick platform and struck the derrick during the fall resulting in a fractured back.
2021-06-26LiberalKsNational Beef Packing Co LLCJaw, chinFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking when they slipped and hit their face on a metal container, resulting in a fractured jaw.
2021-06-16LiberalKsMyriad Machine CompanyShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making a shaft on a lathe when his shirt was caught inside the machine. The employee sustained a broken shoulder.
2021-05-21LiberalKsNational Beef Packing Co LLCNonclassifiableExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee suffered chemical burns while changing sulfuric acid and was hospitalized.
2021-05-04LiberalKsNational Beef Packing Co LLCMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unclogging a drain with a water hose when it backwashed on him. There was residue of a cleaning agent in the drain that caused burns to his arms, right knee, face, and eyes.
2020-05-01LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift.
2020-04-14LiberalKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on a metal cover on a second-level carousel. The employee fell about 14 feet to the floor below, suffering a contusion to the left side of the body, a contusion with abrasion/swelling to the back of the head, a contusion/abrasion to the front of the left hand, a contusion (and pain) to the left shoulder, and a contusion/swelling to the left hand/wrist.
2020-01-26LiberalKansasPackers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD.Lower leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was rinsing equipment with a high-pressure hose when he raised one of his legs approximately 3 feet off the ground and his foot entered an opening in the side of the equipment. His foot became entangled with the equipment, resulting in an amputation at the left knee.
2019-09-08LiberalKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLCFingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A pedestrian door closed on an employee's finger resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip.
2019-09-02LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Five employees were exposed to ammonia released while refrigeration pipes were being welded. One employee (working for National Beef) was hospitalized.
2019-08-29LiberalKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLCLower leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was inspecting beef on the kill floor when a cattle carcass rolled off an open switch and struck the employee from behind, fracturing the left tibia.
2019-08-25LiberalKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. LPMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was changing misters on a condenser unit. The employee fell 10 feet to the ground below, suffering injuries to three lower-back vertebrae, broken toes, and a lacerated little finger.
2019-07-09LiberalKansasC.F. Service & SupplyLeg(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While removing a power swivel and tank from a drill site, two employees sustained chemical burns on their legs from an unknown caustic chemical.
2019-03-23LiberalKansasPackers Sanitation Services, IncFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing a metal drain cover when it slipped out of his hand and pinched the tip of his right middle finger.
2019-03-13LiberalKansasLincare Holdings, Inc.Lower leg(s)Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking up the sidewalk to a patient's home on an uneven, cracked concrete surface. She stepped in a crack and fell, suffering an open fracture of the lower left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2018-07-30LiberalKansasGilmore Oil & Gas Services IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The governor on a portable welder had been replaced. While an employee was checking the wiring behind the governor, a coolant fan blade broke his left index finger and caused tendon damage and lacerations on the other fingers.
2018-07-02LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee went over to where two other employees were working on a pump to see if the belt was aligned. The motor turns on and off via a float. When the motor turned off, the employee attempted to check the drive belt’s tension. The motor then kicked on, and his hand was caught between the belt and the pulley, amputating two fingers.
2018-06-23LiberalKansasNational BeefMultiple body partsTrampled by or stepped on by animal
An employee was transferring cattle to a corral when a cow charged and trampled him. He suffered lacerations to the back of his skull and his bottom lip, as well as contusions on the right shoulder, right leg, left knee, and left leg.
2018-04-20LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was sliding a piece of meat onto a saw when he contacted the saw blade, lacerating his finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-06-25LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co., LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a saw when his thumb contacted the saw blade. The blade partially amputated his thumb.
2016-09-08LiberalKansasNational BeefAnkle(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting tails off hides with a knife when the blade entered his boot and cut his left ankle.
2016-07-27LiberalKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLCFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was running a rib/navel saw in the fabrication department and amputated the tip of the left middle finger.
2016-01-12LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was descending a fixed ladder after adjusting the control wheel. The wheel is accessed from a platform at the top of the ladder. The employee slipped on either the third or fourth tread and fell to the concrete floor below, sustaining a possible small fracture to the left foot and a possible lumbar spine compression fracture.
2015-11-06LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCHeel(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While an employee was on a ladder and preparing to weld, the ladder began to shift. He held onto a beef rail, dropped down to the floor level, landed on his heels, and fractured them.
2015-10-16LiberalKansasMasonry Systems LLCShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 6 feet to the ground while climbing a stepladder, breaking his clavicle and sustaining bruises and lacerations.
2015-07-03LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing CoFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee sawing a femur bone sawed into his/her right index finger, lacerating tendons and requiring hospitalization. No hand guard was worn at the time of the incident.
2015-06-30LiberalKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee amputated his left index finger while using a band saw to cut beef shank in the fabrication department.
2015-04-21LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee noticed that there was a water leak on the Omasum washer/refiner. As he tightened a thumb screw, the door opened on a timer spraying the employee with 210 degree water on his left arm, chest and abdomen.
2015-04-21LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCForearm(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting the pancreas from the gut when the knife slipped and cut the left forearm.
2015-04-09LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCKnee(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
While performing pre-gutting operations an employee cut his left knee requiring surgery and an overnight hospital stay.
2015-02-28LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCLower leg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was walking outside near the engine room office at National Beef when he fell on the ice/snow and broke his tibia and fibula bones.
2015-02-27LiberalKansasPackers Sanitation Services Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee was attempting to remove meat/fat particle from an auger with a stream of water. The employee then attempted to remove the particle with his hand. While attempting to remove the particle, the employee lost the middle finger on the left hand.
2015-02-11LiberalKansasNational Beef Packing Co LLCAnkle(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee #1 was working on the belt of the cryovac machine. Employee #2 was working on something different on the same machine. Employee #2 jogged the machine, which caught employee #1's ankle and caused a fracture. He was admitted to the hospital.