| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Olathe | Ks | The gerson company | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift when he lost balance and his right foot was caught between the forklift and a pole. The employee's foot was fractured. | |||||
| 2020-10-07 | Olathe | Ks | Sysco Kansas City Inc | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was sorting through his load to locate cases and organize subsequent stops. He was stacking cases on the ladder platform of the freezer's side door. He placed his hand on a case and stepped to the side ladder. His foot slipped off the top step and he fell to the ground landing on his right hand and breaking his wrist. | |||||
| 2020-10-01 | Olathe | Ks | Bass Pro Shops | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was getting a pair of shoes off a stockroom shelf for a customer. While descending the ladder, the employee lost her balance and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a crushed L1 vertebra and a concussion. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Olathe | Kansas | Federal Aviation Administration | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was investigating a noise in an HVAC duct-system. He located a suspect auxiliary blower unit, deenergized it, and then went to retrieve tools. He returned to the blower after approximately 10 minutes. The fan/belt/pulley were slowly rotating even though power had been isolated. The employee removed a cover so he could press a tool against the belt to bring the blower to a stop. While reaching for the tool, his hand slipped into the pulley/belt resulting in an amputation to the right | |||||
| 2020-07-09 | Olathe | Kansas | Sysco Kansas City Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a stand-up pallet jack in a warehouse. While turning, the jack slipped on oil that was on the floor. The employee's right foot was caught between the jack and the wall, and his large and middle toes were amputated. | |||||
| 2020-05-14 | Olathe | Kansas | Royal Metal Industries | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| A temporary employee was driving a golf cart when it struck a steel beam. The beam broke through the golf cart's windshield, hitting him in the chest and then landing on his legs. He was hospitalized and required stitches (no broken bones). | |||||
| 2019-09-02 | Olathe | Kansas | Walmart Supercenter | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was tasked with palletizing debris from a store project. He was using a saw when the saw cut into a finger on his left hand. | |||||
| 2019-08-20 | Olathe | Kansas | Utopian Plants Kansas | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| At the end of an employee's work day, he took his personal vehicle down to the location and parked his vehicle to tell a loader some information. His body was then pinned between a loader tire and his personal vehicle. He suffered abrasions, bumps, bruising, swelling, back pain, and lower body pain. | |||||
| 2019-06-01 | Olathe | Kansas | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a 10-foot ladder retrieving product from a shelf, when he fell and struck his head on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured skull and an intracranial hemorrhage. | |||||
| 2018-05-14 | Olathe | Kansas | Summit Contrete | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was pouring concrete when the concrete pump truck struck and knocked him to the ground, bruising his ribs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-04-12 | Olathe | Kansas | Midwest Masonry Construction, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee twisted his back while maneuvering a wheel barrow full of concrete through a building that is under construction. | |||||
| 2018-03-07 | Olathe | Kansas | Turner Construction | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was climbing out of a box truck when his feet became tangled, causing him to fall approximately 4 feet to the ground. He struck his head on the concrete, fracturing his skull and left wrist and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-02-10 | Olathe | Kansas | Temp-Con Inc | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was working on the roof and fell through an opening in the roof resulting in a broken wrist and three broken ribs. | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Olathe | Kansas | GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| While walking, an employee was struck by an order picker. His left foot went under the right-front corner of the bumper plate. The forklift stopped immediately and the injured employee was able to pull his foot out from under the truck and was taken to the hospital. Surgery was performed to reset broken bones and reattach ligaments in the foot. | |||||
| 2017-08-03 | Olathe | Kansas | Illinois Tool Work Inc | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was lowering a drum using a drum dolly. When the employee released the dolly, the drum and the dolly hit the ground. When the drum made contact with the ground, it kicked the dolly backwards into the employee's right forearm, striking it with the handle. He suffered contusions to the right forearm and elbow, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-04-29 | Olathe | Kansas | SPX Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was dropping a fill cube into a basin when it was caught on bolts installed inside the basin. He pushed on the fill cube with his hand to free the fill cube. When the cube was freed it pinched his right hand between the casing panel and the basin, amputating his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-27 | Olathe | Kansas | Soiux Chief Manufacturing Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was packing on the line using an extrusion machine when the machine blade activated and amputated her left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-01-18 | Olathe | Kansas | Haz-Mat Response, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was working on an overhead garage door. He was in the bucket of a fork truck when he lost his balance and shifted his weight to the right side. The bucket's screws popped out and the bucket came apart. The employee fell 10 feet to the concrete floor, cracking his ribs and puncturing his lung. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Olathe | Kansas | HOME DEPOT | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes |
| An employee suffered a heart attack while engaged in strenuous truck unloading activities. | |||||
| 2016-04-14 | Olathe | Kansas | Sysco Kansas City Inc | Hip(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee operating a stand-up forklift had just put a pile of empty pallets under a rack at floor level. While backing away, he hit the rack behind him, injuring his left hip. | |||||
| 2016-04-07 | Olathe | Kansas | Sysco Food Kansas City, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
| While exiting the back of a delivery truck, an employee's ring became caught on part of the door. His left-hand ring finger was severely injured. | |||||
| 2016-03-24 | Olathe | Kansas | Johnson Controls | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was stepping off an A-frame type ladder. As he placed his weight on his back foot, he slipped and lost his balance. He fell backward and landed on top of an elevated welded pipe gas line, breaking three ribs and suffering a slightly collapsed lung on his right side. | |||||
| 2015-10-21 | Olathe | Kansas | Signature landscaping | Hand(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was mowing a lawn using a riding mover. He struck a wire and fell off the mower. The mower ran over his right hand severing it. | |||||
| 2015-09-21 | Olathe | Kansas | Vista Outdoor | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| A temporary employee was operating a stand-up forklift with a foot hanging off the edge. He backed into a rack and broke bones. | |||||
| 2015-06-25 | Olathe | Kansas | PEPSI Beverages | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee collapsed at the fuel pumps for unknown reasons. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Olathe | Kansas | Federal Aviation Administration | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Employee slipped and fell fracturing a hip. | |||||