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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | Swift Roofing, Inc. | FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Fractures | Part of body unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2025 | Maxim Crane Works, L.P | WEST PADUCAH, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Viterra USA Grain, LLC | MACEO, Kentucky | Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels | Multiple internal abdominal locations | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | CAMPBELLSVILLE, Kentucky | Stepped or knelt on object | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | HODGENVILLE, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat stroke, syncope | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Foertsch Group | HENDERSON, Kentucky | Capsized or sinking water vehicle (non collision) | Hypothermia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | LEXINGTON, Kentucky | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Thalle Construction Company Inc | GRAND RIVERS, Kentucky | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Amentum Services, Inc. | FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 27, 2023 | U.S. Dept of the Army | FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Blue Grass Army Depot | RICHMOND, Kentucky | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Kentucky Feed and Equine Supply LLC | STURGIS, Kentucky | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 7, 2022 | James Marine Inc. | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Federal Prison Industries | ASHLAND, Kentucky | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 14, 2021 | C.J. MAHAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 26, 2021 | North Star Painting Company, Inc. | COVINGTON, Kentucky | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 19, 2021 | U.S. Department of Justice | INEZ, Kentucky | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures and burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Owensboro Grain Company | OWENSBORO, Kentucky | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 24, 2021 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 28, 2020 | U. S. Census Bureau | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2020 | U.S. Dept of Commerce | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | STANFORD, Kentucky | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 11, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | WITTENSVILLE, Kentucky | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Valiant Integrated Services | HOPKINSVILLE, Kentucky | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2019 | U.S.Postal Service | MONTICELLO, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | MURRAY, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | SHIVELY, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | OWENSBORO, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Swift Roofing, Inc. | MURRAY, Kentucky | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Sprains and bruises | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Mar 25, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 14, 2019 | G UB MK Constructors | DRAKESBORO, Kentucky | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jan 24, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | UNION, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 3, 2019 | U S Postal Service | LOUISVILLE, Kentucky | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Department Of Defense Education Activity | FORT KNOX, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2018 | NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF KENTUCKY, INC. | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2018 | U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons | PINE KNOT, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2018 | James Marine | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2018 | James Marine | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2017 | PRIDE INDUSTRIES | FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky | Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2017 | Walsh Federal, LLC | FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2017 | James Marine, Inc. | WICKLIFFE, Kentucky | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2017 | JAMES MARINE INC. | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2016 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | WEST PADUCAH, Kentucky | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2016 | James Marine Inc. | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2016 | International Conveyor & Rubber | DRAKESBORO, Kentucky | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2016 | James Marine Inc | PADUCAH, Kentucky | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2016 | THALLE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC | GRAND RIVERS, Kentucky | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 18, 2016 | James Marine | CALVERT CITY, Kentucky | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Fingertip(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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