DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-23New CenturyKsUpfieldMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was placing equipment back into service after sanitizing. The employee was sprayed with hot water and sustained second degree burns on the torso, right arm, and upper leg area.
2019-06-08New CenturyKansasDuPontMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a fixed ladder on scaffolding, landing on the floor on his left side and injuring his left wrist and torso.
2019-06-06New CenturyKansasSTOUSE, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing the die on a die cutting press when four fingers were crushed. Two fingers were later surgically amputated.
2017-08-30New CenturyKansasUnilever Manufacturing (US), Inc.Upper arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a rug in front of the locker room and fell to the ground, breaking her left humerus.
2017-06-27New CenturyKansasCFS West Holdings, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was feeding boxes into a machine when one of the boxes tore. She was trying to retrieve the torn box from the machine's conveyor when she lost her balance, twisted, and fell to the floor, injuring her left hip and requiring overnight hospitalization.
2016-10-20New CenturyKansasDE ELLIOTTE COMPANY, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning rollers with a rag. The rag got lodged in the roller, pulling in and degloving his right thumb.
2016-09-08New CenturyKansasCFS West Holdings IncHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
A temporary employee's hand was caught and mangled in a conveyor roller.
2016-05-12New CenturyKansasCFS West Holdings IncButtock(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was using a water hose to clean the floors when he slipped backwards and fell onto the leg of a labeler machine, suffering a contusion to the buttock.
2016-04-26New CenturyKansasO'Neal Flat Rolled Metals Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working near the slit coil packaging line when his left index finger was caught between the powered conveyor belt and a 4,000- to 6,000-pound roll of steel, amputating the fingertip.
2016-02-24New CenturyKansasCFS West Holdings IncToes(s), toenail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was diagnosing an issue with the pallet stacker when the load backrest fell and struck the employee, breaking the right big toe and injuring the second toe.
2015-09-01New CenturyKansasCFS West Holdings IncForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While attempting to clear a jam in a machine, an employee was struck by the compression cam, injuring her forearm. The machine was not shut down at the time.
2015-06-22New CenturyKansasKerry IncNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee opened the drum and pail kettle to look inside. The cover fell in. The agitator spun the cover around and knocked the employee off the platform resulting in an approximate six foot fall.
2015-03-05New CenturyKansasKerry Sweet Ingredients, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Employee sustained partial amputations of his right-hand index and middle fingers when his hand got caught in a nip point while operating a ball former.