Charleston, WV—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Charleston, WV
46 severe-injury reports between 2015-09-02 and 2025-07-29, 1,301 OSHA inspections, and 933 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Charleston, West Virginia.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Charleston
Example incidents
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West Virginia Army National Guard
An employee was climbing over a bunkbed when they fell onto the bedpost. The employee was hospitalized with an abdominal injury.
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GMB Power Line Services
An employee was using a ballpeen hammer to hit a metal stud. A metal shard broke off from the stud and hit the employee's left eye. The employee was hospitalized for surgery, but did not lose their eye.
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CJ Hughes Construction Company, Inc.
An employee was performing housekeeping tasks when they were struck on the right shoulder by a mini excavator bucket, causing the employee to fall forward and strike the asphalt in front of him. The employed sustained a frontal lobe brain bleed, fractures to their right shoulder, orbital bone, and nose, as well as a forehead laceration.
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Casto Technical Services
An employee was unbending a hose to clean the coils on an HVAC unit when he fell 45 feet from the roof to the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to lumbar vertebrae and an ankle.
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General Corporation
An employee was moving a piece of steel. While he was walking he was struck in the head with a piece of steel and knocked to the ground. He sustained a head injury.
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Mountaineer Gas Company
An employee was opening a manual security gate when his left little finger became caught in the gate, resulting in a partial amputation.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.