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33 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Department of Defense".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 33 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 26, 2025 | Department of Defense U.S. Naval Command | NAS NORTH ISLAND, CALIFORNIA | Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Department of Defense | MC GUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY | Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Thumb(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 17, 2023 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AFB | MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 5, 2023 | US Department of Defense | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 7, 2022 | U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Logistics Agency | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 2, 2022 | U.S. Department of Defense/OC-ALC | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 23, 2022 | U.S. Department of Defense | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 1, 2022 | U.S. Department of Defense | BETHESDA, MARYLAND | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2022 | U.S. Department of Defense/OC-ALC | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Department of Defense Education Activity | FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2021 | U.S. Department of Defense/OC-ALC | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 30, 2021 | United States Department of Defense US Army | LAWTON, OKLAHOMA | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 22, 2021 | U.S. Department of Defense | PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Department of Defense | WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2020 | U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Department of Defense Education Activity | FORT BENNING, GEORGIA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2019 | U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District Corps of Engineers | DETROIT, ILLINOIS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 17, 2019 | U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2019 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AFB | MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA | Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area | Fractures | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 5, 2019 | US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 4, 2019 | US Department of Defense | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 22, 2019 | U.S. Department of Defense | WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Department Of Defense Education Activity | FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2018 | US Department of Defense/Defense Information Systems Agency(DISA) | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MARYLAND | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2017 | United States Department of Defense McAlester Army Ammunition Plant | FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS | Explosion, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 23, 2017 | U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force Scott Air Force Base, AMC 375 | SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 4, 2017 | US Department of Defense | ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2016 | Department of Defense | TEXARKANA, TEXAS | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Department of Defense, Defense Commissary Agency, Selfridge ANG Commissary | SELFRIDGE ANGB, MICHIGAN | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 17, 2016 | US Department of Defense | ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2016 | U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB | TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Department of Defense | TEXARKANA, TEXAS | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 20, 2015 | Department of Defense | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | 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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