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70 OSHA severe injury reports in KENTUCKY.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2016 | Department of Justice | ASHLAND, Kentucky | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 5, 2016 | U. S. Postal Service | ERLANGER, Kentucky | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 25, 2016 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | WEST PADUCAH, Kentucky | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2016 | James Marine Inc | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2016 | DARNELL STEEL & Construction, LLC | FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2016 | James Marine, Inc. | WICKLIFFE, Kentucky | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2016 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | OWENSBORO, Kentucky | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2016 | KIEWIT Power Constructors, Co. | DRAKESBORO, Kentucky | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Department of Justice | PINE KNOT, Kentucky | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 10, 2016 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Shooting by other person-intentional | Gunshot wounds | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2015 | MORSEY CONSTRUCTORS, LLC | SMITHLAND, Kentucky | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Zoom Group | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Department of Justice | ASHLAND, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2015 | Hutchins Telecom | FORT KNOX, Kentucky | Stings and venomous bites | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2015 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Cuts, lacerations | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2015 | Kona Ice, Inc. | FLORENCE, Kentucky | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 25, 2015 | James Marine Inc. | WICKLIFFE, Kentucky | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2015 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS | ASHLAND, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Feb 26, 2015 | James Marine Inc. | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2015 | Ingram Barge Company | COLUMBUS, Kentucky | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, 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.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.