Browse Workplace Injuries
523 OSHA severe injury reports in CALIFORNIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 523 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2016 | U.S. Forest Service | SANTA CLARITA, California | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2016 | PAE Applied Technologies, LLC | VENTURA, California | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | VALLEJO, California | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 13, 2016 | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service | HATHAWAY PINES, California | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2016 | Federal Bureau of Prisons | LOMPOC, California | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 10, 2016 | ROMERO GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION | CAMP PENDLETON, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures and burns | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 25, 2016 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto Division | LIVERMORE, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 24, 2016 | PORTS AMERICA | CROCKETT, California | Fall on water vehicle | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Naval Support Activity Monterey | MONTEREY, California | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2016 | US Border Patrol | BOULEVARD, California | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Engineering Remediation Resources Group | FORT IRWIN, California | Explosion, n.e.c. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 20, 2016 | Manson Construction Co. | SAN DIEGO, California | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2016 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WEST SACRAMENTO | CITRUS HEIGHTS, California | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center | PORT HUENEME, California | Entangled in other object or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division - NAWCAD Lakehurst | SAN DIEGO, California | Explosion, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Fibrwrap Construction, Inc | CORONADO, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 2, 2016 | US Postal Service Artesia | ARTESIA, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Mar 2, 2016 | U.S. Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest | SANTA MARIA, California | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2016 | US Postal Service | SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 22, 2016 | US Post Office | LOS ANGELES, California | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2016 | BAE SYSTEMS SAN FRANCISCO SHIP REPAIR | SAN FRANCISCO, California | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2015 | EAGLE MARINE SERVICES LTD | TERMINAL ISLAND, California | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service - Hollywood | LOS ANGELES, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, California | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service - Bryant | SAN FRANCISCO, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Pechanga Resort and Casino | TEMECULA, California | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service - Santa Clarita | SANTA CLARITA, California | Entangled in other object or equipment | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | SAN DIEGO, California | Self-inflicted injury-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | , California | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2015 | USDA Forest Service | AUBERRY, California | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 19, 2015 | Wilson Utility Construction | UNION CITY, California | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less | Electrical burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service-Davis | DAVIS, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 9, 2015 | GENERAL DYNAMICS/NASSCO | SAN DIEGO, California | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Cherne | MARTINEZ, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 27, 2015 | P T M Rebar Placing | FORT IRWIN, California | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Army & Air Force Exchange | VANDENBERG AFB, California | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2015 | Integrity Consulting Engineering and Security | PORT HUENEME, California | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2015 | INTERSTATE STEEL BUILDERS, INC. | SAN DIEGO, California | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising | Bruises, contusions | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 10, 2015 | USDA Forest Service - Lassen National Forest | SUSANVILLE, California | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2015 | U.S. FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION | PORTERVILLE, California | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | SACRAMENTO, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 26, 2015 | Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCI Terminal Island | TERMINAL ISLAND, California | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| 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 |
| Aug 3, 2015 | SME STEEL | SANTA YNEZ, California | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service - Santa Clarita | SANTA CLARITA, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2015 | US Postal Service Artesia | ARTESIA, California | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2015 | U.S. FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION | ALTA, California | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2015 | FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX - VICTORVILLE | VICTORVILLE, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2015 | U. S. BORDER PATROL/CHULA VISTA STATION | SAN YSIDRO, California | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2015 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | IRVINE, California | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 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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