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OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was zone Maintenance Technician in academies, college or university.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Parent company
Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green)
Street
1906 College Heights Blvd.
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
McCormick Hall; Parking Lot

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Lifting and carrying ceiling tile

What happened

Employee was lifting two boxes of pvc ceiling tile from the university service vehicle onto a rolling cart. As he lifted he turned at the waist and experienced sudden back pain.

Injury or illness

Low back strain

Object or substance involved

Weight of PVC tile.

Summary line

Low back strain from lifting two boxes of ceiling tile from the back of a university truck onto a rolling cart.

Employee and industry

Job description
Zone Maintenance Technician
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1987
Total hours worked
3973476
EIN
616055628
Establishment ID
177926
Employer case #
23-010R

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:16:28:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.