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19 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Dept of Veterans Affairs".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2024 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA | Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Abdomen unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 8, 2024 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2023 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 27, 2023 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2022 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2022 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | GILBERT, ARIZONA | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 2, 2020 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | DES MOINES, IOWA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2019 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-IOWA CITY VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | IOWA CITY, IOWA | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 11, 2017 | U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS | TAMPA, FLORIDA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2017 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2016 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 7, 2015 | U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS - VA HOSP W LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| May 19, 2015 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | DES MOINES, IOWA | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2015 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | DES MOINES, IOWA | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, 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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