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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | Waste Management of WV Inc. | SPENCER, West Virginia | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2023 | WV Great Barrel Company LLC | CALDWELL, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Industrial Resources, Inc. | FAIRMONT, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Pillar Energy LLC | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 2, 2023 | SAMS CLUB #6457 | SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Hospitalized |
| Mar 1, 2023 | WVU Medicine | RIPLEY, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Comcast Cable | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Patterson-UTI Energy Inc | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Beckwith Lumber Company | SLATYFORK, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. | SNOWSHOE, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2023 | FLSmidth, Inc. | FRAZIERS BOTTOM, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Bidell Gas Compression | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Crosiers Sanitary Services | GREENWOOD, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Walmart | LOGAN, West Virginia | Fall while sitting | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Tri State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company | RAVENSWOOD, West Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Gestamp West Virginia, LLC | SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 31, 2023 | GMB Power Line Services | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Schmidt Family Restaurant Group, Inc. | MILTON, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2023 | DHL Supply Chain | WASHINGTON, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Springlick Pallet, Inc. | KEYSER, West Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Amputations | Lower extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company of Ohio | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2023 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 5, 2023 | EQT Production Company | PINE GROVE, West Virginia | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 17, 2022 | First Energy | MAIDSVILLE, West Virginia | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. | SNOWSHOE, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Seventeenth Street Associates LLC | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Bluerock Underground LLC | POCA, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 12, 2022 | West Virginia Pipeline, Inc. | PRINCETON, West Virginia | Fire, unspecified | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2022 | USDA Forest Service | MARLINTON, West Virginia | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2022 | GLOBAL SQ LLC | BUFFALO, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Ecolab | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Trumbull Corp | BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Lang's Poured Walls | MINERAL WELLS, West Virginia | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Allegheny Wood Products, INC | PRINCETON, West Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Baum America Corporation | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 3, 2022 | N.F. Mansuetto & Sons, Inc. | MORGANTOWN, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Reynolds Memorial Hospital Inc. | GLEN DALE, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 28, 2022 | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons | BRUCETON MILLS, West Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Penske Truck Leasing | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2022 | WV Great Barrel Company LLC | CALDWELL, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | OAKVALE, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2022 | McIntosh Box and Pallet Company | SUMMIT POINT, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Mondi Bags USA, LLC | WELLSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2022 | WVGBC Audrina Mill | GAP MILLS, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Bulldog Rack of Weirton, Inc. | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Tyler Mountain Water Company, Inc. | POCA, West Virginia | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2022 | U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia | Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified | Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects | BODY SYSTEMS | 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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