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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2021 | West Virginia Health Care Cooperative, Inc | SUMMERSVILLE, West Virginia | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2021 | The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc. | WHEELING, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 9, 2021 | ABC Cutting Contractors Inc | BUFFALO, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2021 | A. J. Burk | HORNER, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Foot (feet), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 28, 2021 | B.M.S. Natural Resources, Inc. | STIRRAT, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2021 | RCD Electrical Services Inc | PETERSBURG, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Cornerstone Builders of WV, Inc. | ONA, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Galaxie Industrial Services | WEIRTON, West Virginia | Struck by discharged object or substance | Fractures and dislocations | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | RIVERTON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 23, 2021 | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | CLARKSBURG, West Virginia | Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions | Strains | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 21, 2021 | Greenbrier Resort | WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 21, 2021 | Concrete Pipe & Precast | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 18, 2021 | Twin River Hardwoods | ELKVIEW, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Crushing injuries | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 13, 2021 | ODLE INC. | FAIRMONT, West Virginia | Struck by discharged object or substance | Cuts, lacerations | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 10, 2021 | RSG Landscaping & Lawn Care, Inc | WALTON, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2021 | Nitro Construction Services, Inc. | BUFFALO, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2021 | SERVICE WIRE COMPANY | CULLODEN, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2021 | Universal Forest Products Inc | RANSON, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Silgan Plastics Corporation | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Asplundh Tree Expert Company | SPENCER, West Virginia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2021 | JD Signs Inc. | JANE LEW, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2021 | AM Communications LTD | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Star Plastics, Inc | RAVENSWOOD, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Hauling Reorganization III LLC | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2021 | H & G Catrow Contracting Inc | SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Quad Graphics, Inc. | MARTINSBURG, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. | SNOWSHOE, West Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2021 | SPN Well Services | MIDDLEBOURNE, West Virginia | Vehicle or machinery fire | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration, Inc. | WHEELING, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2021 | ARMACEL ENGINEERED FOAMS | SPENCER, West Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Comcast Cable | RANSON, West Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Jupiter Aluminum Corporation | WELLSBURG, West Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Virco Contracting, Inc. | SMITHERS, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2021 | REM Community Options | WILLIAMSTOWN, West Virginia | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 4, 2021 | MPLX G&P | WEST UNION, West Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Brennan Services | TRIADELPHIA, West Virginia | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Diversified Production, LLC | GRANTSVILLE, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2021 | CVS Pharmacy | BECKLEY, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Legends Construction Company, LLC | MILTON, West Virginia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2021 | Washington Works Plant | WASHINGTON, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2021 | TIMBERLINE LOGGING ENTERPRISES LLC | HORSE SHOE RUN, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | NEW MARTINSVILLE, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Beckwith Lumber Company | SLATYFORK, West Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. | MARLINTON, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2020 | West Virginia Health Care Cooperative, Inc | SUMMERSVILLE, West Virginia | Exposure through medical injection | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Eagle Natrium LLC | PROCTOR, West Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 25, 2020 | The Giant Co. | CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 25, 2020 | PAWPAW LOGGING, INC. | SUTTON, West Virginia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Cabell Huntington Hospital | HUNTINGTON, West Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Sprains | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Triton Construction | BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Head, neck, and trunk | 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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