Paducah, KY

Kentucky operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Paducah, 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.

Employers with the most severe injuries in Paducah

Example incidents

• James Marine Inc. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY · 2022-01-07 · Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source

  An employee was lying on his right side, using a torch, when sparks from the torch ignited his clothing. He suffered burns to the right side of his torso, chest, and back. He was hospitalized.

• C.J. MAHAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC PADUCAH, KENTUCKY · 2021-08-14 · Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle

  An employee was removing face wire from a kevel on a barge when their finger became pinched between the face wire and the kevel, resulting in a fracture and removal of soft tissue from the left ring finger.

• NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF KENTUCKY, INC. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY · 2018-10-03 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified

  An employee was holding an H frame while temporary welds were cut. The frame twisted after a weld was cut, and its edge caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee from the ladder. The employee fell onto a work flat, suffering a broken femur.

• James Marine PADUCAH, KENTUCKY · 2018-05-15 · Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle

  An employee was pressure testing a fuel tank and void tank on a boat. Liquid was coming out of the pot into the test hose when the T-bar hatch blew off, striking the employee in the left knee and face and knocking him onto his back. He suffered a fractured tibia and broken nose.

• James Marine PADUCAH, KENTUCKY · 2018-05-14 · Exposure to environmental heat

  At around 10 a.m., on 5/14/2018, an employee was weed-eating in a shipyard when he experienced a headache, dizziness, and cramps. He was hospitalized due to dehydration and low sodium levels.

• JAMES MARINE INC. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY · 2017-02-09 · Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source

  An employee and a coworker were welding on the inboard and outboard sides of a bulkhead. Welding slag became trapped between the sweatshirts of one employee and ignited. The employee suffered first, second, and potentially third degree burns to the right side of the back and right armpit.

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