Bowling Green, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Respiratory condition · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was director of Baseball operations 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
- Nick Dennis Baseball Field
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 26
Before the incident
Throwing pitches to the batter
What happened
Employee had been into batting practice a good hour and a half and had been feeling good and normal. Employee had then began throwing pitches for the beginning of batting practice. He had thrown his 4th or 5th pitch when he went to throw the next. He stepped down from the mound and threw the next ball but when doing so suddenly felt a stinging stabbing jab sensation at the side of his ankle. He felt it was possibly a rock in his shoe causing the pain so he looked and went to throw again. He felt the same pain and immediately stopped and called for assistance off the field.
Injury or illness
Left ankle Achilles tear
Object or substance involved
Repetitive motion (throwing baseballs)
Summary line
Left ankle achillis tear from throwing pitches to the batter during practice.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Director of Baseball operations
- SOC code
- 2605581 — Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- NAICS code
- 611310 — Academies, college or university
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1918
- Total hours worked
- 3836317
- EIN
- 616055628
- Establishment ID
- 177926
- Employer case #
- 25-022R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:30
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02FEB26:16:47:00
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.