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13 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Boston University".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 13 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Struck against stationary object unspecified | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2021 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2019 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2019 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2018 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 4, 2016 | Boston University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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