Ashland, KY

Kentucky operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Ashland, KY is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

Employers with the most severe injuries in Ashland

Example incidents

• Federal Prison Industries ASHLAND, KENTUCKY · 2021-08-16 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was clearing a jam in an edge bander machine. A machine part closed on the employee's right middle finger after the jam was cleared. The employee suffered an amputation to the last joint of the finger.

• Department of Justice ASHLAND, KENTUCKY · 2016-08-10 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was cleaning a laminate glue machine when his right thumb became stuck in the machine rollers, amputating his thumb tip.

• Department of Justice ASHLAND, KENTUCKY · 2015-08-14 · Fall on same level due to tripping over an object

  An employee working in the Unicor Prison Industry furniture factory walked backwards and tripped over a pallet, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.

• FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS ASHLAND, KENTUCKY · 2015-03-07 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified

  An employee was making rounds in the Inmate Housing Unit C when he slipped on wet stairs inside of the housing unit and fell injuring his neck and back.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.