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OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was graduate Assistant in academies, college or university.

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
EST; Rear Parking Lot
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Loading Field equipment into back of vehicle

Employee was assisting a co-worker load items into a university vehicle. As she was bent over to retrieve a piece of equipment located behind the truck the tailgate of the truck suddenly became unlatched and struck employee on the back of the head. After completing the work day she began to experience nausea while at home.

Concussion contusion to back of head

Vehicle metal tailgate.

Contusion concussion to back of head from bending down to pick up equipment behing the university truck. When bending down the tailgate suddenly unlatched striking employee on back of head.

Job description
Graduate Assistant
SOC code
11-9033 — Education Administrators, Postsecondary
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1987
Total hours worked
3973476
EIN
616055628
Establishment ID
177926
Employer case #
21-013R
Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:21:24:00

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.