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OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green

Poisoning · Other recordable case

On , a poisoning at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was communications and Marketing Specialist 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
Academic Complex 208
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)

Stuffing promotion bags

Employee and staff were putting together goodies bags to hand out for Homecoming activities and to promote their department. Employee had bent over from a standing position to place an item in a bag that was located on the floor. When raising back up employee turned and took a step and suddenly felt pain in her lower back.

Low back and right side strain.

Bending down.

Low back strain from bending over to pick up promotional items to stuff into a bag for homecoming parade.

Job description
Communications and Marketing Specialist
SOC code
13-1161 — Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1987
Total hours worked
3973476
EIN
616055628
Establishment ID
177926
Employer case #
23-022R
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:14:31:00

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.