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OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was transit Driver 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
Russellville Rd. Creason Lot.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
90
Days restricted or transferred
52

Operating transit bus. At a stop sign waiting to pull out onto [REDACTED]

According to employee and video review a passenger vehicle was attempting an illegal u-turn collided with employee as she was operating the 40ft transit bus. Employee was at the stop sign waiting to pull out of [REDACTED] lot onto [REDACTED] As she pulled out she pulled into the far left lane. The bus was struck in the front end by the passenger vehicle that had attempted an illegal u-turn. The impact pushed the bus into the opposite lane.

Cervical and lumbar strain.

Passenger vehicle attempting u-turn.

Cervical and lumber strain from operating transit bus. Employee was struck by another vehicle attempting to make an illegal u-turn as employee was in route.

Job description
Transit Driver
SOC code
53-3051 — Bus Drivers, School
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1987
Total hours worked
3973476
EIN
616055628
Establishment ID
177926
Employer case #
23-001R
Date of incident
Shift started
12:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:40:00.000
Submitted
29JAN24:21:03:00

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.