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 enforcement Parking Technician 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
- Alumni Avenue- Across from ASG Garage
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
Walking to retrieve fallen sign caused by severe weather event
What happened
Employee was patrolling campus when he noticed a pedestrian sign that came out of the ground and was laying across the crosswalk. Employee stopped to put up the sign and to get it out of the crosswalk. As he exited the university truck and was walking toward the sign a strong gust of wind (50+ sustained wind gusts) suddenly blew employee off balance causing him to twist his ankle and fall to the ground; landing on his right side
Injury or illness
Right ankle and hip strain.
Object or substance involved
Gust of wind from inclement weather causing employee to loose balance and strike pavement.
Summary line
Strain to right ankle and hip from loosing balance during inclement weather (high winds) while exiting vehicle to pick up pedestrian sign that has blown over.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Enforcement Parking Technician
- SOC code
- 33-3041 — Parking Enforcement Workers
- NAICS code
- 611310 — Academies, college or university
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1987
- Total hours worked
- 3973476
- EIN
- 616055628
- Establishment ID
- 177926
- Employer case #
- 23-009R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 15:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 30JAN24:16:24:00
Source
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.