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2,282 OSHA severe injury reports in MASSACHUSETTS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,282 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | RJ Deveroux | WHITINSVILLE, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 6, 2022 | MRN Corp. d/b/a Sippican Healthcare Center | MARION, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2022 | PPG Industries, Inc. | AVON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Keith's Tree Service, Inc. | READING, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 5, 2022 | COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC | SOUTH EASTON, Massachusetts | Other jump to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Heel(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2022 | ACUSHNET COMPANY - Titleist Ball Plant III | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Atlas PyroVision Entertainment Group, Inc. | NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Explosion, n.e.c. | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 2, 2022 | LSG Sky Chef | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2022 | SFH Boylston Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Gordon Food Service, Inc | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2022 | The Artisan Chef Manufacturing, LLC | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2022 | PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Sunrun Inc | RUTLAND, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2022 | CPI Radant Technologies Division | STOW, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Plumb House, Inc. | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2022 | TJX Companies | NEWTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Cape Cod Hospital | HYANNIS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2022 | American Biltrite, Inc. | LOWELL, Massachusetts | Bites and stings, unspecified | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2022 | K. B. Aruda Construction Inc | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2022 | J & A Aerospace, Inc. | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Strang LLC | NANTUCKET, Massachusetts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Bruises, contusions | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WTE Recycling Inc | GREENFIELD, Massachusetts | Explosion, unspecified | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2022 | BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2022 | BUNZL DISTRIBUTION NORTHEAST, LLC | CLINTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Cuts, lacerations | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Hospital Cottages for Children | BALDWINVILLE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2022 | LJ's Unlimited Landscaping, Inc. | LUDLOW, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 30, 2022 | Demoulas Supermarkets, Inc. | BELLINGHAM, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2022 | Stumpy's Tree Service, Inc. | ASHLAND, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2022 | Trulieve Holyoke Holdings LLC | HOLYOKE, Massachusetts | Standing, standing up-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2022 | Acushnet Rubber Company Incorporated DBA Precix | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 23, 2022 | Polar Corp. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| May 21, 2022 | Cartamundi East Longmeadow, LLC | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2022 | I.N.S.A., Inc. | EASTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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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