Louisville, KY—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Louisville, KY

10 severe-injury reports between 2015-06-22 and 2025-08-15, 3,484 OSHA inspections, and 9,630 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Louisville, Kentucky.

Kentucky operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Louisville, KY is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

10Severe injuries

9Hospitalizations

3,484OSHA inspections

9,630Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Louisville

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 5 2 Dept of Veterans Affairs 1 3 U. S. Census Bureau 1 4 U.S. Dept of Commerce 1 5 Zoom Group 1

Example incidents

United States Postal Service LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY · 2025-08-15 · Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c.
A mail carrier was delivering mail when aggressive dogs approached. The dog's owner tried to restrain the dogs but one dog broke loose and the mail carrier pepper sprayed that dog. The dog's owner then pushed the mail carrier and he fell on the pavement and injured his neck. The mail carrier was hospitalized.
U.S. Postal Service LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY · 2025-06-23 · Exposure to environmental heat outdoor
A mail carrier developed heat illness while delivering mail. He was hospitalized.
Dept of Veterans Affairs LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY · 2021-06-24 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was recording data from a motor. He stepped into a hole, causing him to place his hand into the equipment that was still moving after the motor was shut off. The employee's hand was caught in the fan motor belt and pulley resulting in a partial amputation of his right index finger, including the loss of bone.
U. S. Census Bureau LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY · 2020-09-28 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified
A census taker was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street, and suffered multiple broken bones.
U.S. Dept of Commerce LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY · 2020-08-11 · Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was conducting interviews and handing out booklets to residents. As she was walking down a driveway, she stepped into a two-foot hole and suffered a broken left ankle.
U.S. Postal Service LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY · 2019-03-25 · Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee had just dropped mail through a mail slot when a dog came through a screen door and bit her right calf. She fell to the ground, and the dog removed the calf muscle from her leg.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.