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1,050 OSHA severe injury reports in WEST VIRGINIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 1,050 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2018 | Resteel Supply Company, Inc. | BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Gulf Interstate Engineering | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | KENOVA, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Womencare Inc. | HURRICANE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Concrete Sawing and Drilling of Columbus, Inc. | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2018 | Jim C. Hamer Company | DANVILLE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 9, 2018 | Employee Resource Group LLC | MAN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Southwestern Energy Company | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures and burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Hulcher Services, Inc. | SAINT ALBANS, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Mountain States Pressure Services | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Hinchcliff Lumber Company | HENDRICKS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Kokosing Construction, Inc. | KERENS, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Viking Well Service | SHINNSTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 31, 2018 | AM Communications, LTD | OAK HILL, West Virginia | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 31, 2018 | Welded Construction | GLEN DALE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2018 | Reach Wireline LLC | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 24, 2018 | Five Guys | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 22, 2018 | Benedum and Sons Incorporated | BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 22, 2018 | Mountain State Pipeline & Excavating LLC | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2018 | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | HARPERS FERRY, West Virginia | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional | Gunshot wounds | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2018 | Tudi Mechanical Systems, Inc. | BUCKHANNON, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2018 | Townsend Tree Service Company LLC | SPENCER, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2018 | PNGI Charles Town Gaming LLC | CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2018 | Princeton Community Hospital | PRINCETON, West Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Abrasions, scratches | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2018 | Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Inc. | BIRCH RIVER, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 10, 2018 | Gudenkauf Corporation | CLENDENIN, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2018 | Nitro Construction Services, Inc. | INSTITUTE, West Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2018 | Halliburton Energy Services | PENNSBORO, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2018 | American Electric Power Company | WHEELING, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Second degree electrical burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Darden, Inc. | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Bizzack Construction | SOPHIA, West Virginia | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Cogar Right of Way Clearing, LLC | QUINWOOD, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2018 | A.F. Wendling Inc. | BUCKHANNON, West Virginia | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2018 | SWVA, Inc. | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Star Plastics, Inc. | MILLWOOD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 10, 2018 | Altice Technical Services, Inc. | RAINELLE, West Virginia | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2018 | Little Caesars Pizza | FAIRMONT, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Service Wire Company Manufacturing | CULLODEN, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Pactiv, LLC | MINERAL WELLS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2018 | ALL Erection and Crane Rental | NITRO, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Cabela's Wholesale LLC | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Hospitalized |
| Mar 4, 2018 | Board of Child Care | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2018 | REM Community Options | SAINT ALBANS, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2018 | Resolute Forest Products | FAIRMONT, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Walmart Stores, Inc. | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2018 | MPM Silicones LLC | FRIENDLY, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Ruby Memorial Hospital | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Lowe's Home Centers LLC | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2018 | AEP Central Machine Shop | WINFIELD, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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