Incident on Jan 16, 2019: Employee amputates fingertip by falling fire extinguisher
At 7:15 p.m. on January 16, 2019, Employee #1 was cleaning the floor when he slipped and fell on a wet floor sign. While falling, the employee grabbed the fire extinguisher which then fell on the employee's hand causing a right index finger amputation to first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340790880 OPENED JUL 21, 2015Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Sep 2, 2015
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Lee'S Summit site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 362 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 18 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Lees Summit 2 - Main Store
Lee'S Summit · 2025
362
2
1
1.0
4.0
Blue Springs - Main Store
Blue Springs · 2025
313
5
1
2.7
4.0
Lees Summit 1 - Main Store
Lee'S Summit · 2025
310
8
2
4.5
4.0
Osage Beach - Main Store
Osage Beach · 2025
196
5
0
3.4
4.0
Lees Summit #2 - Main Store
Lee'S Summit · 2023
349
8
3
4.0
4.0
Lees Summit #1 - Main Store
Lee'S Summit · 2023
310
8
3
4.5
4.0
0103301 Blue Springs - Main Store
Blue Springs · 2022
355
22
12
10.2
4.0
0138001 Lees Summit #1 - Main Store
Lee'S Summit · 2022
365
2
1
0.9
4.0
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jan 16, 2019, Blue Springs: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee fell while mopping floors. A fire extinguisher was knocked off the wall and landed on his right index finger, causing an amputation up to the first knuckle.
May 19, 2015, Osage Beach: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On May 19, 2015,an employee was carrying money from the safe room. She pushed back the steel door of the safe room with her left hand. The third (ring) finger of her left had was pinched between the door frame and the closing door. The finger tip was amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii)
(ii) Working space required by this standard may not be used for storage. When normally enclosed live parts are exposed for inspection or servicing, the working space, if in a passageway or general open space, shall be suitably guarded.
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(iii)
(iii) At least one entrance of sufficient area shall be provided to give access to the working space about electric equipment.
Other supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) employers in Missouri
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