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 student Employee Shipping 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
- Services Supply Building Room 125 (postal/shipping)
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Lifting packages into delivery vehicle.
What happened
Employee was moving and preparing orders for delivery. A long heavy package weighing 42 lbs was placed upright against the wall. The package suddenly slipped and fell down onto the floor striking the employees right foot.
Injury or illness
Contusion fracture to right top of foot.
Object or substance involved
Package falling.
Summary line
Contusion and swelling to right top of foot from lifting and sorting packages into delivery truck. A heavy package weighting 42lbs was placed again a wall. It suddenly fell onto the floor striking employees foot.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Student Employee Shipping
- 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 #
- 25-017R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 10:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02FEB26:16:33:00
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.