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2,046 OSHA severe injury reports in KANSAS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,046 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2022 | FRITO-LAY | TOPEKA, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Star Lumber & Supply Co. | WICHITA, Kansas | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2022 | C&B Equipment | OVERLAND PARK, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Pfizer Inc. | MCPHERSON, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Evergy | WICHITA, Kansas | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2022 | SCHROER/SHOR-LINE MFG. CO. | KANSAS CITY, Kansas | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2022 | KC DEMO Inc | WESTWOOD, Kansas | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Irwin Army Community Hospital | FORT RILEY, Kansas | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. | WICHITA, Kansas | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Orkin LLC | LEAWOOD, Kansas | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2022 | MVP PAINTING | OLATHE, Kansas | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Packers Sanitation Services Inc. | WICHITA, Kansas | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 8, 2022 | JACK COOPER TRANSPORT CO., INC. | KANSAS CITY, Kansas | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Nutrien Ag Solutions | LAKIN, Kansas | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2022 | KILIAN ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC. | TECUMSEH, Kansas | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Tyson Fresh Meats | HOLCOMB, Kansas | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Fairview Express LLC | SENECA, Kansas | Entangled in other object or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 30, 2022 | AGCO Corporation | HESSTON, Kansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 30, 2022 | HABCO, Inc. | MOSCOW, Kansas | Stings and venomous bites | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Resers Fine Foods Inc | TOPEKA, Kansas | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 25, 2022 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC | LENEXA, Kansas | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Berexco LLC | GARDEN CITY, Kansas | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Schenck Process LLC | SABETHA, Kansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Friona Cattle Feeders North | SUBLETTE, Kansas | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Pratt (Love Box), LLC | PARK CITY, Kansas | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2022 | PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC | LEAWOOD, Kansas | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Griffith Steel Erection, Inc | SALINA, Kansas | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Good Samaritan Society - Decatur County | OBERLIN, Kansas | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2022 | R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC. | WICHITA, Kansas | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 10, 2022 | VENTURE CORPORATION | RUSSELL SPRINGS, Kansas | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Bruises, contusions | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2022 | AT&T | WESTWOOD, Kansas | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2022 | United Parcel Service, Inc | WICHITA, Kansas | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat syncope | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Christensen Lumber, Inc | SPRING HILL, Kansas | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Harbinger Concrete Construction Inc. | WICHITA, Kansas | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Bushnell Holdings, Inc. | OLATHE, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Compass Group | WICHITA, Kansas | Fall on same level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Blend Tech | WICHITA, Kansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Acord Enterprise LLC | SHAWNEE, Kansas | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures and dislocations | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Restoration & Waterproofing Contractors Inc | WICHITA, Kansas | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Seats Inc. | SPRING HILL, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 20, 2022 | McLane Food service Distribution, Inc | SHAWNEE, Kansas | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2022 | United Postal Service, Inc. | LENEXA, Kansas | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2022 | RedGuard LLC | WICHITA, Kansas | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Restoration-Waterproofing Contractors | TOPEKA, Kansas | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2022 | McCown Gordon Construction LLC | MANHATTAN, Kansas | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2022 | The J.M. Smucker Company | TOPEKA, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Electron Inc | WICHITA, Kansas | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Spectrum Brands Central Fulfillment Center | EDGERTON, Kansas | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Kansas Fencing Inc. | TOPEKA, Kansas | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2022 | VVF Kansas Services LLC | KANSAS CITY, Kansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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