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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 28, 2017 | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons | BRUCETON MILLS, West Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 26, 2017 | Fluid Delivery Solutions, LLC | KANAWHA HEAD, West Virginia | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 24, 2017 | Triton Construction | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 19, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2017 | ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2017 | PNGI Charles Town Gaming LLC | CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia | Struck by discharged object or substance | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2017 | ARCELORMITTAL WEIRTON INC. | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Monongahela Power Company | CENTER POINT, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club | BLUEFIELD, West Virginia | Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Precision Pipeline, LLC | WEST UNION, West Virginia | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Walbridge Industrial Process | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Universal Forest Products LLC | CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2017 | American Electric Power | WINFIELD, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Asplundh Tree Expert Company | DANVILLE, West Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2017 | XPOLogistics | BELLE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Jim C. Hamer Company | WEBSTER SPRINGS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company | BEVERLY, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Pro Oil and Gas Services LLC | PENNSBORO, West Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 17, 2017 | Hidden Oaks Dairy LLC | NETTIE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Groin | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service Kenova | KENOVA, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2017 | Cytec Solvay Group | WILLOW ISLAND, West Virginia | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2017 | DALB, Inc. | KEARNEYSVILLE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Suddenlink Communications | ALDERSON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Collins Building and Contracting, Inc. | SCARBRO, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Hurricane Gas Processing Plant | HURRICANE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Mylan Pharmaceutical | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Jim C. Hamer Company | DANVILLE, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 6, 2017 | Tetra Technologies, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Bruises, contusions | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Core Appalachia Operating, LLC | HURRICANE, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Bruises, contusions | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 28, 2017 | March Westin | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Mon Valley Integration, LLc | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 15, 2017 | Dominion Transmission, Inc. | AVONDALE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 15, 2017 | FedEx Ground Packaging, Inc. | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 14, 2017 | Applied Construction Solutions | PINE GROVE, West Virginia | Fire, unspecified | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2017 | Jim C. Hamer Company | DANVILLE, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 7, 2017 | Pilgrim's Corporation | MOOREFIELD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Huntington Alloys Corporation | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Townsend Tree Service LLC | MOUNT NEBO, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Lowe's Home Centers LLC | CROSS LANES, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2017 | Pilgrim's | MOOREFIELD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Swanson Industries, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Swanson Industries, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Tri State Coating and Machine Company, Inc. | SALT ROCK, West Virginia | Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified | Burns and corrosions, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | JULIAN, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2017 | Brayman Construction | HINTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2017 | United Dairy | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Pilot Thomas Logistics | NITRO, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Wendbeck Corporation | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2017 | EnLink Midstream Operating, L.P. | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | 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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