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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2021 | BRADY SOLUTIONS, INC. | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2021 | United States Postal Service | WEST BOYLSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 6, 2021 | BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Omni Environmental | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Wood Partners | LEXINGTON, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Seven Hills Foundation, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2021 | R.J. FORBES PAINTING CONTRACTOR, INC. | SANDWICH, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 2, 2021 | USPS | NORWELL, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2021 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2021 | John Adams HealthCare Center, LLC | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Master Millwork, Inc. | WEST WAREHAM, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2021 | The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. | WHATELY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2021 | I.N.S.A., Inc. | EASTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Stop and Shop Supermarkets | ASSONET, Massachusetts | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Crushing injuries | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2021 | DOOR SYSTEMS, INC. | IPSWICH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2021 | South Shore Gunite Pools | N BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Harvest Energy Services Inc. | BUZZARDS BAY, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2021 | CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILLE INC | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2021 | MSPCA Angel | JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Integrated Security, Inc. | MANSFIELD, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Little Leaf Farms, LLC | SHIRLEY, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 11, 2021 | American Airlines, Inc. | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Old Colony Habitat for Humanity | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2021 | WYR Construction, Inc. | BEVERLY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2021 | TOBEY HOSPITAL | WAREHAM, Massachusetts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2021 | S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Pelican Products, Inc. | SOUTH DEERFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes | Strains | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Pelican Products, Inc. | SOUTH DEERFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2020 | N & T Mechanical Contractor Inc | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 19, 2020 | The Duc-Pac Corporation | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets | WELLESLEY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2020 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Eversource Energy | WORTHINGTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 4, 2020 | H.B. WELDING,INCORPORATED | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Northeastern University | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis LLC | DANVERS, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 1, 2020 | AAA Northeast | PEABODY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Mancini Sheet Metal Inc | BURLINGTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Trevi Icos Corporation | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets Co. West Roxbury | WEST ROXBURY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 24, 2020 | BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2020 | New England Mechanical Overlay, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 21, 2020 | WALMART | ABINGTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2020 | VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Roofed Right America LLC | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 19, 2020 | MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Target Stores, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Chamberlain Companies CO | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Linden Ponds, Inc. | HINGHAM, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | 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.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.