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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 zone Maintenance Technician 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
McCormick Hall; Parking Lot
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Lifting and carrying ceiling tile

Employee was lifting two boxes of pvc ceiling tile from the university service vehicle onto a rolling cart. As he lifted he turned at the waist and experienced sudden back pain.

Low back strain

Weight of PVC tile.

Low back strain from lifting two boxes of ceiling tile from the back of a university truck onto a rolling cart.

Job description
Zone Maintenance Technician
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1987
Total hours worked
3973476
EIN
616055628
Establishment ID
177926
Employer case #
23-010R
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:50:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:16:28:00

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.