Fall on same level due to slipping · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Love's Travel Stop, 203 E. 27th Ave, OTTAWA, KANSAS 66067
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A driver was stepping out of his truck when he slipped and fell on snow and ice. He lacerated his arm and was hospitalized.
An employee was conducting repairs on the tow hitch of a customer's recreational vehicle (RV). They were putting the trailer hitch back together when one of the pins released onto their right index finger, amputating the fingertip without bone loss.
An employee was descending a step stool after stocking a shelf. The employee missed the last step and fell, landing on the floor and suffering fractures to the right leg and arm.
An employee was counting scrap tires located on a trailer in the parking lot. He lost his balance and fell to the ground breaking his tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was torquing the lug nuts on a semi tractor. As she pushed down, her torque wrench came off the lug nut and she fell to the ground. She suffered a broken right ankle and was hospitalized.
An employee was loading something into their truck while at a truck stop when they slipped on the truck steps and fell. The employee's head struck a metal phone box and their back struck a concrete block. The employee suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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On June 26, 2025, an employee was walking to clean product from the floor when she slipped on a cardboard display that a customer had knocked onto the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle and required surgery.
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An employee was returning from break and walking back to the building from his car when he was struck by a commercial truck and trailer. The truck struck him and when he went to roll out of the way, the trailer ran over his left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture and puncture to his left leg and road rash to both of his legs.
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.
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.
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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.
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.