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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 18, 2017 | rue21 | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2017 | The Jim C. Hamer Company | WEBSTER SPRINGS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 20, 2016 | Dart Trucking Company, Inc. | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2016 | J.P. Contracting, Inc. | RICHWOOD, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 12, 2016 | Target | BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2016 | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | RIVERTON, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 6, 2016 | TA Operating LLC | VALLEY GROVE, West Virginia | Struck by discharged object or substance | Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | PRINCETON, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 2, 2016 | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons | ALDERSON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Little General Store, Inc. | BLUEFIELD, West Virginia | Shooting by other person-intentional | Gunshot wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2016 | Andritz Separation, Inc. | SCOTT DEPOT, West Virginia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Triple J Oilfield Services | PENNSBORO, West Virginia | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2016 | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | SMOOT, West Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Scalp | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Ryco, Inc. | GRANVILLE, West Virginia | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2016 | The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc. | WHEELING, West Virginia | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Youth Services Systems, Inc. | RIPLEY, West Virginia | Other exertions or bodily reactions, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2016 | ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Island Operating Co., Inc. | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Vehicle or machinery fire | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Stone Energy Corporation | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Vehicle or machinery fire | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Wright Tree Service, Inc. | IAEGER, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2016 | Quad Graphics, Inc. | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Kroger Company | WHEELING, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2016 | Asplundh Tree Expert Company | AUGUSTA, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Nonclassifiable | 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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