THE KANSAS CITY STAR

An employee was transitioning from a ladder onto a roof when the ladder slipped and they fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis and heel.

An employee was tearing down shingles when they fell approximately 18 feet from a roof to the ground, sustaining a broken ankle.

An employee was climbing a ladder to bring material onto a roof. The ladder slid and the employee fell 16 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken knee.

An employee was performing an inspection of a bridge crane while working from a 19-foot scissor lift. The employee was going to use a pendant to move the crane to access a different portion of the crane for visual inspection. The scissor lift guard rails were below the girder of the crane to avoid contact. The tow arm for the crane collectors contacted the guardrail of the scissor lift and caused it to tip over. The employee stayed inside the scissor lift basket as he fell to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right arm and hip.

An employee was on a forklift that was elevated approximately 20 feet and was auditing inventory. The forklift malfunctioned and the employee fell down to the surface below, causing them to sustain multiple fractures.

An employee was unloading a newspaper delivery truck. As he backed out of the truck onto a dock, with the papers on a pallet carried by an electric pallet jack, the truck rolled away from the dock and he fell to the ground. The pallet jack and the pallet with papers fell onto him. He suffered a broken left tibia and a left ankle injury.

An employee was performing maintenance on a spiral conveyor. As the employee cleaned excess lubricant away with a rag, the chain on the conveyor caught the rag and pulled in the employee's right hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger.

An employee was backing into an industrial lift on the main floor with a cart of books. The lift was not on the main floor and he fell 12 to 13 feet down the shaft, with the cart of books landing on top of him. He suffered bleeding on the brain and a broken shoulder, and he required stitches to the back of the head and hospitalization.

An employee was pulling down the lift gate on his delivery truck when his left middle finger was pinched by the gate, suffering an amputation injury.

An employee was injured while selecting orders on an elevated platform.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.