Bowling Green, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was student Employee Postal 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
- Service Supply- Postal Office
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Sorting packages.
What happened
Employee had lifted two 20lb boxes from a pallet roughly chest high down onto a floor [REDACTED]. Employee mentioned bending his knees somewhat but bent over some too to lower the box. Employee then walked to a desk to grab a 5lb box to load onto the [REDACTED]. When grabbing the 5lb box he felt an immediate sharp pain in his lower back causing him to have difficulty walking and moving about.
Injury or illness
Lower back strain
Object or substance involved
5lb box.
Summary line
Low back strain from bending over and picking up a 5 lb box from the floor.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Student Employee Postal
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 611310: Academies, college or university
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,965
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 3,930,160
- EIN
- 616055628
- Establishment ID
- 177926
- Employer case #
- 24-008R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 09:00
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-31
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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