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OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

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.

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)
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Lifting packages into delivery vehicle.

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.

Contusion fracture to right top of foot.

Package falling.

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.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02FEB26:16:33:00

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.