Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART, 1601 VILLAGE WEST PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66111
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
Security officers were pursuing a suspect. An officer running on the concrete sidewalk fell and injured both knees.
An employee was unloading a refrigerator from a truck. As he pulled the plastic straps to get the refrigerator to the edge of the truck, the straps broke, causing the employee to fall off the truck. He sustained a head injury.
An employee was driving a loaded stock picker down an aisle. The loaded product struck a support beam and swung around, pinning the employee against the front of the stock picker. The employee suffered damaged tendons in the right leg.
An employee was walking through the workplace parking lot to go in to work when an individual drove up, got out of their vehicle, and shot the employee in the back.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
On August 30, 2025, an employee was moving product using a hand truck/dolly. He observed an electric pallet jack obstructing his path and went to relocate it. The electric pallet jack ran over his right ankle, dislocating it.
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.
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.
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.