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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 10, 2015 | Silgan Plastics | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 9, 2015 | Huntington Alloys Corporation | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 29, 2015 | Jeld-Wen, Inc. | CRAIGSVILLE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 20, 2015 | Heeter Construction, Inc. | HINTON, West Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 18, 2015 | K&N Contracting, Inc. | KENOVA, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Wheeling Continuous Care Center | WHEELING, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2015 | Gudenkauf Corporation | ENTERPRISE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Ronald Lane, Inc. | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Amputations | Leg(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 8, 2015 | The Ruhlin Company | WILLOW ISLAND, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 8, 2015 | MPM Silicones LLC | FRIENDLY, West Virginia | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Brake Supply Company Downard Underground, Inc. | PRINCETON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 19, 2015 | CBRE Global Corporate Services | BEAVER, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2015 | Koppers, Inc. | FOLLANSBEE, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2015 | American Electric Power | MOUNDSVILLE, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Second degree electrical burns | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Oxpaperboard LLC | HALLTOWN, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Eagle Manufacturing Company | WELLSBURG, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects | Cuts, lacerations | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2015 | Arcelormittal Weirton LLC | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 24, 2015 | Silgan Plastics | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Baker Hughes Oilfield | MIDDLEBOURNE, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2015 | HEETER CONSTRUCTION INC. | HINTON, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 20, 2015 | COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORP DBA COLUMBIA FOREST | CRAIGSVILLE, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Pilgrims | MOOREFIELD, West Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Skana Aluminum Company | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Jan 15, 2015 | TMC Transportation, Inc. | KINGWOOD, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2015 | M & G Polymers USA LLC | APPLE GROVE, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2015 | Ball Corporation | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Veolia Environmental Services | NITRO, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | 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.