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16 OSHA severe injury reports matching "HARVARD UNIVERSITY".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2025 | Harvard University | BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Harvard University | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 21, 2021 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Harvard University | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Harvard University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2019 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALITY & DINING SERVICES | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 13, 2018 | Harvard University | JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 27, 2018 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2018 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 30, 2018 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 16, 2018 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 29, 2017 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Amputation |
| Feb 17, 2017 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Harvard University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 13, 2016 | Harvard University | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional | Gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2015 | Harvard University | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(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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