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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2022 | COUTO CONSTRUCTION, INC. | SOMERSET, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2022 | Carr Hardware & Supply Company, Inc. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 15, 2022 | Brooks Automation Inc | CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2022 | Central Mass Transit Management, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Intentional injury by other person, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 10, 2022 | College of the Holy Cross | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2022 | Chinese Spaghetti Factory, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 6, 2022 | Medical Management International Inc. | WESTWOOD, Massachusetts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2022 | The First Electronics Corporation | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2022 | Boston Air Systems | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2022 | Walmart Inc. dba Walmart Supercenter #1242 | NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2022 | Infinity Tapes | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Open wounds, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2022 | S & R Enterprises, LLC | NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 27, 2022 | MSPCA | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Northstar Contracting Group, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Salitsky Alloys Inc | HOLDEN, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2022 | PJ Dionne Company Inc. | BELMONT, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Crushing injuries | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Cumberland Farms | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2022 | EnviroGreen LLC | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2022 | AV Electrical Systems, LLC | BROOKLINE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 16, 2022 | RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Ron Bouchard's Auto Sales, Inc. | LANCASTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 10, 2022 | HallKeen Assisted Living Communities LLC | CLINTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2022 | CS-MA, LLC | WILBRAHAM, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Installed Building Products, Inc. | WEBSTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Central Mass Transit Management, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Trevi Icos Corporation | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2022 | One Call Landscaping | WESTFORD, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Tiffany & Co. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 31, 2022 | NSI Contracting | EVERETT, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Dartmouth Building Supply | NEWTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Big Y Foods Inc | HOLDEN, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 25, 2022 | William B. Meyer, Inc. Office Moving | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Wheelabrator Millbury Inc. | MILLBURY, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Consumer Product Distributors, LLC | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2022 | MARGUERITE CONCRETE, INC. | BROOKLINE, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Whole Foods Market | WELLESLEY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Colt Builders Corp. | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Brockway-Smith Company | WEST HATFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 15, 2022 | James F. Stearns, Co. LLP | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Winchester Hospital | WINCHESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 14, 2022 | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Wachusett Mountain Associates, Inc. | PRINCETON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Gate Gourmet, Inc. | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2022 | INTERNAL SECURITY ASSOCIATES, LLC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Cummings Properties, LLC | MEDFORD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Whole Foods Market | BEVERLY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 4, 2022 | MASS. ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. | ALLSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2022 | JC Cannistraro,LLC | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 28, 2022 | BJ's Wholesale Club | NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2022 | LMA Services Company LLC | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Skull | 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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