Bowling Green, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was shipping and Receiving Manager 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 Parking Lot
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 21
Before the incident
Loading packages for delivery.
What happened
Employee was stepping up into the back of the box truck using the handle and foot platform step. As he pulled himself up and into the truck he felt and heard a pop in his right groin area
Injury or illness
Hernia to groin
Object or substance involved
stepping and pulling self up into box truck.
Summary line
Right Groin strain hernia from stepping up into back of box truck while loading packages for delivery.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Shipping and Receiving Manager
- SOC code
- 43-5071 — Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- NAICS code
- 611310 — Academies, college or university
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1918
- Total hours worked
- 3836317
- EIN
- 616055628
- Establishment ID
- 177926
- Employer case #
- 05-004R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02FEB26:15:19:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.