Bowling Green, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Poisoning · Other recordable case
At a glance
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.
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
- Academic Complex 208
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Poisoning (code 4)
Before the incident
Stuffing promotion bags
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Low back and right side strain.
Object or substance involved
Bending down.
Summary line
Low back strain from bending over to pick up promotional items to stuff into a bag for homecoming parade.
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 31JAN24:14:31:00
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.