Bowling Green, KY —
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 Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was plumber 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
- Smith Stadium West Side Womens Restroom
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 42
Before the incident
Cleaning out drain line
What happened
Employee was called to clean a drain line in the womens restroom. Employee was using a powered drain auger to address the clog. As he was feeding the line into the drain employee stated that the rotating auger line he was holding to suddenly grabbed the leather gloves he was wearing; entangling and twisting his right hand. Employee reversed the machine and was able to free his hand.
Injury or illness
Fracture to left thumb.
Object or substance involved
Powered drain auger.
Summary line
Right thumb fracture from using power drain auger to remove clog. Power auger suddenly grabbed leather glove and twisted employees thumb.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plumber
- SOC code
- 47-2152 — Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- NAICS code
- 611310 — Academies, college or university
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1987
- Total hours worked
- 3973476
- EIN
- 616055628
- Establishment ID
- 177926
- Employer case #
- 23-011R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 30JAN24:20:48:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.