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1,027 OSHA severe injury reports in WEST VIRGINIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 1,027 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Precision Pump & Valve Service, Inc. | CROSS LANES, West Virginia | Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2018 | Optima Belle, LLC | BELLE, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2018 | DeepWell Energy Services, LLC | ALMA, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2018 | Dominion Gathering and Production | PINE GROVE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2018 | Kroger Limited Partnership 1 | MARMET, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Orbital ATK - ABL Operations, LLC | KEYSER, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 16, 2018 | The Ziegenfelder Company | WHEELING, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 12, 2018 | Cleveland Integrity Services | NEW MILTON, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 12, 2018 | Cafaro Management Company | BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2018 | Penn Line Corporation | DILLE, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head, neck, and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Allegheny Dimension | MOOREFIELD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jan 3, 2018 | LeVeck Lighting Products, Inc. | MOUNDSVILLE, West Virginia | Injured by object breaking in hand | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 1, 2018 | Wayrich, Inc. | MONTCALM, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 31, 2017 | Hall Drilling, LLC | WEST UNION, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Dingess Lumber Company | BELINGTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Maser Consulting PA | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2017 | United Parcel Service | ELKINS, West Virginia | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Advantage Steel & Construction, LLC | THURMOND, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2017 | A & F Drywall, LLC | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2017 | The Davey Tree Expert Company | BRUCETON MILLS, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2017 | N.F. Mansuetto & Sons, Inc. | FAIRMONT, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Russell Nesbitt Services, Inc. | WHEELING, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
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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