Severe Workplace Injuries in Topeka, Kansas

Nov 12, 2025 · THM LLC Amputation

An employee was clearing a blockage in a product densification unit. The tool he was using slipped out of his hand; while he was retrieving it, the machine amputated his right middle finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Hotels and restaurants · OSHA inspection 1861346

Nov 10, 2025 · Kohl's Hospitalized

An employee was loading clothes from a line onto a cart when she fell to the floor, landing on her backside and suffering a fractured hip that required hospitalization and surgery.

Fall on same level · Hip joint(s) · Retail

Nov 10, 2025 · PTMW, Inc. Amputation

An employee was working with a joist, positioning it between beams in the floor that he was making. He was using clamps to connect the joist to the beam and a hammer to position it. The hammer struck the clamp and the clamp fell 4 inches onto his left little finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 25, 2025 · Stormont Vail Health - Cancer Center Hospitalized

An employee was walking into work when they tripped on a rock and fell forward to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right patella and required surgery.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Knee(s) · Health care and social assistance

Sep 22, 2025 · The J.M. Smucker Company Hospitalized

An employee was walking in a parking lot during break when they were struck by a vehicle, resulting in fractures to their left scapula and lower right leg.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Upper and lower extremities (other) · Manufacturing

Aug 18, 2025 · THE HOME DEPOT Hospitalized

An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack when it struck a yellow guardrail, pinning his ankle between the pallet jack and the guardrail. The employee suffered a crush injury to his left ankle and shin.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1845709

May 24, 2025 · GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. Hospitalized

Two employees were replacing a motor on an overhead conveyor. The old motor fell to the floor, causing a piece of the concrete floor to fly up and strike the injured employee in the face, around the eye. The injured employee sustained a right orbital fracture, a zygomatic arch fracture, and a sphenoid fracture. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Multiple regions of the head · Manufacturing

Feb 12, 2025 · US Foods Hospitalized

An employee was driving a pallet jack through the aisles in a cooler department. During a left turn, the jack went out of control. The employee was thrown off the jack and into a rack, suffering a broken ankle.

Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1805295

Oct 27, 2024 · Target Distribution Center Hospitalized

An employee was exiting the cab of a yard truck. They stepped on the catwalk to release the air lines but then missed the first step from the catwalk to the catwalk extension and fell approximately 41 inches to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia and fibula.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Lower leg(s) · Retail

Aug 27, 2024 · HME, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a beam rotator when the chain bumped a steel plate that was stacked on top of the flange. The plate fell off the beam and landed on the employee's left foot, resulting in a laceration.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1777681

Aug 5, 2024 · Stormont Vail Health Center Hospitalized

An employee was pushing a trash cart on the loading dock when they lost consciousness and fell striking their head on the concrete ground. The employee was bleeding from the back of their head and was hospitalized.

Fall, slip, trip · Head · Health care and social assistance · OSHA inspection 1769448

Jul 29, 2024 · The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Hospitalized

On 7-29-2024, the injured employee was at work in a patient room providing care when another employee came into the room to clean using bleach wipes. The smell of the bleach wipes caused the injured employee to have an asthmatic reaction requiring hospitalization.

Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Body systems · Health care and social assistance

Jun 25, 2024 · Kansas Fencing Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was stepping down off a trailer with material in their hands when they lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and lacerations.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Rib(s), oblique area · Construction

Jun 22, 2024 · GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY Amputation

A tire fell behind the press. An employee was attempting to remove the tire from behind the press when the tire became caught between the mold can and guarding. Another employee lowered the mold can which caught the end of the injured employee's boot between the upper and lower mold rings, resulting in an amputation of four toes on the right foot.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1757271

May 23, 2024 · HME, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was grinding a weld on a plate using a 9" grinding wheel. The grinding wheel exploded and the employee sustained a contusion to their pelvic area.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Pelvic region · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1752783

Mar 14, 2024 · Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Amputation

An employee was repurposing a damaged flammable cabinet into a locker for their tools. They had the cabinet standing up with two non-rotating casters in place and went to pick it up so they could set it on a block in the upright position to work on the shelves when the cabinet shifted and fell on their right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Struck by object dropped by person · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1736806

Feb 9, 2024 · The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Hospitalized

An employee was making beads on a machine when the center bead wire did not seat properly in the machine. The bead wire struck the employee's left hand, resulting in an open displaced fracture of the middle phalanx of the ring finger that required surgery.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Wholesale trade

Feb 2, 2024 · Concrete Unlimited Construction, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was standing 4-feet 8-inches high on rebar and tried to reset the safety hook on his harness. The employee fell to the mud below and landed on the side of his hip where he was wearing a wire reinforcing reel to tie rebar and sustained a broken pelvis.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Pelvis · Construction · OSHA inspection 1726448

Jan 27, 2024 · Koch & Company Inc. Amputation

An employee was feeding boards into a six-head molder. The employee opened the machine to clear a small piece of wood, and their right index finger contacted a moving blade. The finger was amputated at the lower knuckle. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1722094

Jan 18, 2024 · Stormont Vail Health Center Hospitalized

An employee was stocking supplies in an empty patient room when she tripped over a wheelchair. The employee fell forward and struck her head on the sink. As she twisted to move, her head became stuck between the sink and the wall as she landed in a prone position. She sustained a laceration to her upper left eye that required sutures. The employee also sustained a spinal injury causing numbness, tingling, and pain in her hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck · Health care and social assistance

Sep 27, 2023 · Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, INC. Hospitalized

The employee was loading a furnace into the back of a contractor's van when they fell between the dock and van. The employee sustained fractures to their left tibia and fibula.

Other fall to lower level · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 21, 2023 · Delta Designs, Ltd. Amputation

An employee was moving parts from one table to another in order to complete fabrication. As the employee went to move a pallet, it slipped off the table, catching their right little finger. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation upon pulling their finger out.

Struck by falling object or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 15, 2023 · USIC LOCATING SERVICES LLC Hospitalized

An employee was setting up a worksite on a roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the chest, pelvis, and legs from contact with the vehicle, with subsequent trauma to the neck and head upon falling to the ground.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction

Sep 14, 2023 · Lazer Spot, Inc. Hospitalized

A driver was retrieving paperwork from the trailer. He climbed onto the elevated trailer deck for the paperwork and upon attempting to get down from the back of the trailer, he fell approximately 4 feet onto the concrete surface. The employee sustained a fractured hip and wrist.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 2, 2023 · CAPITOL CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning a 400-pound concrete block mold situated on a forklift about 5 feet off the ground. The mold head fell and struck the employee's left thigh, lacerating it and breaking his left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 26, 2023 · The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Hospitalized

On 7/26/2023, an employee was walking down the stairs when they missed the last three steps and fell to the floor. The employee landed on top of his left foot and sustained injuries to their abdomen and foot.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Health care and social assistance

Jun 25, 2023 · GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY Amputation

An employee was operating a wire calender machine and was trying to remove rubber off the impression roll when they were contacted by the wire going over the impression roll. The ring and little fingers on his right hand were amputated, and the middle finger was partially amputated at the middle knuckle.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1680980

Mar 24, 2023 · Stormont-Vail Hospital Hospitalized

An employee was loading dirty dishes into a dish washing machine when their foot caught on tile grout on the kitchen floor. The employee slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a left hip fracture.

Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Hip(s) · Health care and social assistance

Feb 28, 2023 · Frito-Lay Amputation

An employee was working in the palletizing area, inspecting a right angle gear box when his left index finger was amputated at the middle knuckle by the timing belt of the gear box.

Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Feb 14, 2023 · Delta Designs, Ltd. Amputation

An employee was using a table saw when they sustained a fracture, nail avulsion, and partial amputation of their right thumb.

Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1652935