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OSHA Injury Report: Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was associate Director of Choral Activities 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
Music Hall Room ; 111
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Lifting and placing piano bench to a different location.

Employee was teaching choir rehearsal with 50 students. As she prepared to begin the musical piece employee proceeded to lift and place a piano bench next to the piano for the artist. As she lifted and twisted with the bench she reported feeling an immediate pain in her lower back.

Low back strain.

Lifting Piano Bench.

Low back strain from bending over and moving piano bench.

Job description
Associate Director of Choral Activities
SOC code
11-9033 — Education Administrators, Postsecondary
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1987
Total hours worked
3973476
EIN
616055628
Establishment ID
177926
Employer case #
23-007R
Date of incident
Shift started
7:40:00.000
Time of incident
7:45:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:16:14:00

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.