Severe Workplace Injuries in Mcpherson, Kansas
Employers in Mcpherson reported 25 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through September 2025: 20 workers hospitalized and 9 amputations (36% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 8 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Mcpherson since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 54 inspections at Mcpherson workplaces, and 24 of them (44%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 50 serious, 0 willful and 1 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $237,082.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Aero Transportation Products (planned, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $7,944 |
| Johns Manville (referral, details) | 1 | $4,675 |
| Central Plastics, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $21,280 |
| Ave-Plp, LLC. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $7,094 |
| Triton Lc (planned, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $5,485 |
| Koehn's Body Shop (complaint, details) | 9 (6 serious+) | $10,783 |
| Allmetal Recycling, LLC (complaint, details) | 4 | $18,252 |
| Femco, Inc. (referral, details) | 9 (9 serious+) | $26,938 |
| Revere Plastics Systems, LLC (planned, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $4,148 |
| Westlake Pipe And Fittings (referral, details) | 1 | $9,679 |
| Wald Family Foods LLC (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $2,142 |
| Premier Casting & Machine Service, Inc (planned, details) | 5 (2 serious+) | $5,358 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 25 newest severe injury reports from Mcpherson employers, as OSHA published them.
Sep 19, 2025 · Central Plastics Amputation
At the maintenance shop, an employee was drilling plastic parts using a drill press. The employee's left glove got caught in the drill, and half of her left ring finger and her left little fingertip were amputated.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1852036
May 1, 2025 · Buckley Roofing Co Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was conducting a roofing estimate when they slipped and fell off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra.
Other fall to lower level · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Construction
Mar 31, 2025 · CHS Refinery at McPherson KS Hospitalized
On March 31, 2025, an employee approached a slow-moving rolling machine from behind, then slipped and came into contact with the rear wheel of the machine. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ankle and pelvis.
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Trunk and other lower extremities · Manufacturing
Mar 14, 2025 · AVE-PLP, LLC. Amputation
An employee was working on a tractor cab that was on a jack. The jack slipped and the cab fell on the employee's left middle fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation.
Struck by other falling object (other) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1813761
Mar 5, 2025 · CHS Refinery at McPherson KS Hospitalized
An employee was doing rounds for the night and stepped from the curb to the pavement, misstepped, and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated knee.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Knee(s) · Manufacturing
Jan 6, 2025 · Fastenal Hospitalized
An employee was walking to the front door of the facility when they slipped on an icy sidewalk and fell to the concrete ground. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Thigh(s) · Wholesale trade
Aug 27, 2024 · The Williams Companies Hospitalized
An employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen a piece of pipe above a 2-inch swedge. The wrench slipped and he lost his balance and fell backward, turning as he fell. His left side came into contact with a guardrail behind him and he suffered four rib fractures. He was hospitalized.
Fall on same level (other) · Rib(s), oblique area · Utilities
Aug 26, 2024 · FEMCO, INC. Amputation
An employee was rolling flat bars through metal rollers when their glove got caught in the rollers. The employee's right thumb was pulled into the rollers and was partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1772047
Mar 19, 2024 · Westlake Pipe and Fittings Amputation
An employee was removing a mandrel from a socketing machine line when their right hand became caught between the mandrel and the stripper plate, partially amputating their middle, ring, and little fingers. The machine was energized at the time.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1736833
Jan 4, 2024 · Wald Family Foods Hospitalized
An employee was preparing to remove hard, melted cheese from a sprocket on a conveyor belt system when his arm was caught by the belt and sprocket and pulled into machine. The employee sustained a broken right forearm.
Struck by running powered equipment · Forearm(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1720031
Aug 30, 2023 · Fossil Drilling, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee had been waiting for tubing to be lowered. The swage came loose and dropped along with the tubing (approximately 31-feet long). It fell 60 feet to the ground, then tipped over and struck the employee's head. The employee was knocked out and sustained a concussion, a broken nose, and lacerations to the head.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Multiple head locations · Mining, oil and gas
Apr 6, 2023 · Wald Family Foods Hospitalized
An employee slipped on water on the floor and fell, resulting in right shoulder and neck injuries that required hospitalization.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail
Jan 24, 2023 · Hutton Construction Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was walking and rolled his foot on a frozen dirt clod. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a broken ankle.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Ankle(s) · Construction
Nov 30, 2022 · American Maplan Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was reaching under the base of a plastic extrusion machine to adjust the leveling foot. The leveling foot broke and the extruder platform fell on the employee's right forearm, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1636933
Sep 26, 2022 · Pfizer Inc. Amputation
At about 3:15 p.m. on September 26, 2022, an employee was feeding units into a packaging line when the star wheel became blocked by a tipped unit. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine, and the employee's ring finger was amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Oct 17, 2021 · Johns Manville Hospitalized
An employee was cleaning a roller. As he tried to cut a paper inside it, his right arm was caught in the conveyor belt and broken.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Arm(s) · Manufacturing
Jan 22, 2020 · Loves Travel Stops Hospitalized
While dropping fuel, an employee slipped on a small patch of ice and fell to the ground, breaking the left femur.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Thigh(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Dec 16, 2019 · FEMCO, INC. Amputation
While operating a tube bender machine, an employee's right pinky finger was caught in a pinch point on the machine, resulting in a pinky finger amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 31, 2019 · Universal Plant Services, Inc Hospitalized
An employee was attempting to pull an exchanger using an air winch and a pulley. A chain securing the winch broke, causing the winch to lurch forward. The winch struck the employee in the leg, causing a broken left femur.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Thigh(s) · Construction
Mar 19, 2019 · VIEGA LLC Amputation
An employee was cleaning the chain on a machine. The sprocket chain and gear caught the employee's right middle finger, amputating the tip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 17, 2018 · McPherson Hickory St. Elevator Hospitalized
An employee was climbing a ladder when the employee's feet slipped. The employee then fell approximately 5 feet from the ladder, fracturing the right ankle.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Ankle(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Nov 29, 2017 · American Maplin Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was on a ladder helping to install new lighting fixtures inside a drop ceiling when the employee contacted a live bare conductor and received an electrical shock, requiring hospitalization.
Direct exposure to electricity · Body systems · Manufacturing
Sep 27, 2017 · PrairieLand Partners, Inc Amputation
An employee was assembling a final drive on a tractor and crushed two fingers in a gear resulting in partial amputation to both fingers.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Other services
Jul 21, 2016 · AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS, INC. Amputation
An employee was drilling holes in a part using a Bridgeport mill. The part moved in the vice and the employee reached in to re-secure the part while the machine was running. A burr or the drill bit snagged his glove pulling his thumb into the drill bit and causing a partial amputation of the left thumb.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1165780
Apr 18, 2015 · CUST-O-FAB SPECIALTY SERVICES, LLC Hospitalized
Employees were moving a heat exchanger tube bundle with a hydraulic crane. The crane had set the tube bundle down on a crawler and the employee had disconnected the synthetic sling from the bundle and used hand signals to the crane operator to rise the main line. The sling caught the tube bundle and rolled off onto the employee.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1058066
After a workplace injury in Kansas
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Kansas
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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