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1,018 OSHA severe injury reports in WEST VIRGINIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 1,018 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2016 | Penn Line Corporation | WESTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Open wounds, unspecified | Ear(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2016 | Pilgrim's | SLANESVILLE, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2016 | Elite Gasfield Services | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 31, 2016 | Grant County Mulch, Inc. | BAKER, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Community Newspaper Holdings of West Virginia | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2016 | Conway-Phillips Holding, LLC | HEATERS, West Virginia | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 13, 2016 | United States Postal Service | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2016 | LMS Construction, Inc. | GLENVILLE, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Kokosing Construction Company | MINERAL WELLS, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat syncope | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Special Metals | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Swift Transportation Co. Inc. | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Allegheny Wood Products International | BRUCETON MILLS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Royal Vendors, Inc. | KEARNEYSVILLE, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Skana Aluminum Company | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Waco Oil & Gas Company | WYATT, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC | HARTS, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Monongalia General Hospital | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Gudenkauf Corporation | GRAFTON, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2016 | ERM, Inc. | NITRO, West Virginia | Nonvenomous insect bites | Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Weyerhaeuser | BUCKHANNON, West Virginia | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2016 | Caperton Furnitureworks, LLC | BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Howard Cogar Logging, Inc. | DIANA, 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 |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Precoat Metals | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Mole Master Services Corporation | WHEELING, West Virginia | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Bluewater Manufacturing Services, Inc. | SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 25, 2016 | Concepts West | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2016 | Camden Clark Memorial Hospital | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2016 | United Hospital Center | BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 10, 2016 | AFP Logs & Lumber, LLC | BUCKHANNON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2016 | Homer Laughlin China Company | NEWELL, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2016 | Hidden Oaks Dairy, LLC | NETTIE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2016 | Austin Industrial | INSTITUTE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2016 | MPM Silicons LLC | FRIENDLY, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Caledonian Alloys | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Bimbo Bakeries USA | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Stonemor Partners | BLUEFIELD, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Quad Graphics, Inc. | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 22, 2016 | JLE Industries LLC | BENWOOD, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Saint Albans Window Manufacturing, Inc. | SAINT ALBANS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 20, 2016 | March Westin Company, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Suddenlink Communications | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 11, 2016 | B & W Sales & Equipment Rental, Inc. | BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Knauf Insulation, Inc. | INWOOD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Suddenlink Communications | WILLIAMSTOWN, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Crossfire Production Services, LLC | PENNSBORO, West Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 23, 2016 | Star Plastics, Inc. | MILLWOOD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Cabelas, Inc. | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 10, 2016 | Employer Solutions Staffing Group II LLC | BRUCETON MILLS, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), 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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