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2,265 OSHA severe injury reports in MASSACHUSETTS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2022 | EG America, LLC | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Gorton's, Inc. | GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Intelligrated Systems LLC | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Bridgewater Farm Supply Co., Inc. | BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Tree Care of New York, LLC | CHARLTON, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Texas Roadhouse | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Capstan Atlantic | WRENTHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2022 | WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures and dislocations | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2022 | U.S. Postal Service | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Town Fair Tire Centers of Massachusetts LLC | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2022 | AAXIOM CONCRETE SAWING, LLC | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Passenger Productions, Inc. | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Small-scale (limited) fire | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Whipps Inc | ATHOL, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Open Sky Community Services, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Reilly Electrical Contractors, Inc. | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Tradesource, Inc. | NORTH ADAMS, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Dell Technologies | HOPKINTON, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2022 | CORT BUSINESS SERVICES CORPORATION | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2022 | J.S.B. Industries, Inc. | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Ludlow Construction Co., Inc. | SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Solomon Metals Corporation | LYNN, Massachusetts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Open wounds, unspecified | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Passenger Productions | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2022 | LEVANGIE ELECTRIC CO., INC. | HANOVER, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Gordon Food Service, Inc | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2022 | EG America | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Heel(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2022 | XP Power | GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2022 | WHEATON COLLEGE | NORTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Covanta Holliston | HOLLISTON, Massachusetts | Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway | Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2022 | SmartPak Equine, LLC | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Massachusetts Electric Company | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 9, 2022 | HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER, INC. | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 6, 2022 | South Shore Concrete Forms | TRURO, Massachusetts | Explosion, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Lowell General Hospital | LOWELL, Massachusetts | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 2, 2022 | United Parcel Service, Inc. | CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2022 | A. A. Will Corporation | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Illuminate NE Inc | BURLINGTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2022 | MALONEY PROPERTIES, INC. | LOWELL, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2022 | JSB Industries., Inc. | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Riley Brothers | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. | AUBURN, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Jul 23, 2022 | New England Style, Inc. | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2022 | SPS NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2022 | James F Stearns Co Inc | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2022 | BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2022 | J&E PRECISION TOOL, LLC | SOUTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Capeway Roofing Systems, Inc. | HOLYOKE, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Allegheny Contract Flooring Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Third or fourth degree electrical burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Target Corporation | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Lower leg(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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