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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2023 | M&G Polymers USA, LLC | APPLE GROVE, West Virginia | Fire, unspecified | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Whole body | Hospitalized |
| Sep 28, 2023 | The Chemours Company | WASHINGTON, West Virginia | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Appalachian Stave Madison, LLC | DANVILLE, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2023 | MPLX G & P | KENOVA, West Virginia | Contact with cold objects or substances | Other burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2023 | FLSmidth, Inc. | FRAZIERS BOTTOM, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Federal Correctional Institute | BEAVER, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Range Environmental Resources | HURRICANE, West Virginia | Explosion, n.e.c. | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Hamer Pellet Fuel Co. | ELKINS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 5, 2023 | All Construction, Inc | HAMBLETON, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Precision Pipeline LLC | CRAIGSVILLE, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Brayman Construction & Trumbull, A Joint Venture | SCOTT DEPOT, West Virginia | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Green Research Center, LLC | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2023 | New Age Construction, LLC | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Kanawha Scales and Systems, Inc. | POCA, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2023 | MPM Silicones, LLC | FRIENDLY, West Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Par Mar Store 226 | KERMIT, West Virginia | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Beckwith Lumber Company | SLATYFORK, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 15, 2023 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2023 | New Prospect Company | WHEELING, West Virginia | Explosion, n.e.c. | Fractures and burns | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2023 | New Tech Global Rig Personnel, LLC | WHEELING, West Virginia | Explosion, n.e.c. | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Precision Pipeline, LLC | BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Huntington Alloys Corporation | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2023 | All Crane & Equipment Rentals Corporation | PULLMAN, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2023 | WVU Medicine Hospitals | WESTON, West Virginia | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2023 | J.P Mascaro & Sons | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Pinnacle Design/Build Group | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 19, 2023 | SWVA, Inc. | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Pendleton Manor, Inc. | FRANKLIN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Simmers Crane Design & Services | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Lumber and Things, Inc | KEYSER, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2023 | United Parcel Service, Inc | SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Ed Arey & Sons, Inc. | BUCKHANNON, West Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation | HARRISVILLE, West Virginia | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 22, 2023 | Timberline Mountain Operations, LLC | DAVIS, West Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2023 | Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia | BUFFALO, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 16, 2023 | McDowell County Commission on Aging, Inc. | WELCH, West Virginia | Bites and stings, unspecified | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2023 | New Leaf Contracting | LOST CREEK, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2023 | Burford's Construction LLC | JEFFREY, West Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2023 | AAA Paving & Sealing | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2023 | Michaels Management Affordable, LLC | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 1, 2023 | Integrity Tree Services LLC | MOUNT HOPE, West Virginia | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2023 | REM Sevita Health | RAVENSWOOD, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Dislocation of joints | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2023 | REM Sevita Health | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2023 | THE GREENBRIER HOTEL RESORT CORPORATION | WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Kanawha River Terminal | CEREDO, West Virginia | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Matheny Motors | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Vehicle or machinery fire | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Progress Rail | RONCEVERTE, West Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Top Drilling Corporation | SMITHVILLE, West Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Sams Club | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | 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.
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