Bluefield, WV—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Bluefield, WV

6 severe-injury reports between 2016-04-23 and 2024-07-01, 162 OSHA inspections, and 52 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Bluefield, West Virginia.

6Severe injuries

6Hospitalizations

162OSHA inspections

52Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Bluefield

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 King Tire Service, Inc. 1 2 Little General Store, Inc. 1 3 Stonemor Partners 1 4 Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club 1 5 Transportation Operations Management LLC 1 6 WEL, Inc. 1

Example incidents

King Tire Service, Inc. BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA · 2024-07-01 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified
An employee was walking in the warehouse when they were struck by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
WEL, Inc. BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA · 2021-09-24 · Explosion, n.e.c.
On September 24, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two employees were clearing weeds and brush from the exterior of the shop building. The employees found several pieces of a small, cord-like material and brought them inside the shop to investigate. An employee attempted to cut into the material with a grinder. The material turned out to be a detonation cord that exploded when it touched the grinder. One employee suffered amputations to fingers on his left hand and was hospitalized. The second employee suffered cuts, as a result of the explosion and shrapnel.
Transportation Operations Management LLC BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA · 2018-10-30 · Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
An employee was assisting a motorist on the side of the highway and was struck by another vehicle while standing at the back of the assist vehicle. The employee was crushed between the two vehicles and suffered a bilateral leg amputation.
Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA · 2017-07-08 · Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
Two ball players collided with each other resulting in one player fracturing his right tibia and fibula.
Little General Store, Inc. BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA · 2016-11-27 · Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was held at gunpoint while taking the store's trash out at 12:02 a.m. The armed robber forced the employee back into the store and shot the employee in the abdomen.
Stonemor Partners BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA · 2016-04-23 · Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On April 23, 2016, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a maintenance employee was on a scissor lift with a coworker, preparing for an entombment. Working from the lift, the two employees removed the granite face from the mausoleum. As the granite was being lowered to the lift, the maintenance employee fell 12 feet from the lift and landed on the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the face, both wrists, and jaw.

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