105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Jet Stream Guttering Corp.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jet Stream Guttering Corp., 8506 Widmer, LENEXA, KANSAS 66215 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.

An employee was on a ladder installing guttering on a residential house when he lost his balance and fell approximately 20 feet, injuring his vertebrae.

Hospitalized Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified Extension ladders

P&C Roofing, Inc.

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.

Melvin Sipaque

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

All Seasons Roofing & Construction Inc

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.

Caterpillar, Inc.

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.

Advantage Solutions

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.

Domenick's Blinds & Decor

An employee was using a 10-foot step ladder to install roller shades. The employee fell from the third rung from the top, landing on the ground and suffering back and head injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Weather Seal Insulation

An employee was climbing a ladder to access a home attic. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken right elbow.

CREATIVE MULTICARE, LLC

An employee was cutting a cast iron pipe when the pipe fell onto his right hand, resulting in amputation of the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Triple A Mountain Water Proofing

While on a scaffold, an employee was transporting heated sealant material in a bucket. The employee tripped and fell, causing the heated material to splash onto his gloved hands. The employee sustained second-degree burns to both hands and his right wrist.

Valcourt Exterior Building Services of Pensacola, LLC

Three employees were pulling tension cable (similar to rebar) through the walls of a condo using a motor system. Two employees were needed to hold the cable while the third employee drilled the mounting locations. When the third employee activated the drill, the cables twisted. They caught the right index finger of one of the other two employees, amputating his fingertip.

Omya Inc.

An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.

John Deere Coffeyville Works

An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.

Haven Steel Products Inc

An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.

Vestas-American Wind Tech

Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.

Alliance Ag and Grain LLC

An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.