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130 OSHA severe injury reports in MARYLAND.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 130 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 6, 2020 | Ports America Chesapeake | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 19, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | SILVER SPRING, Maryland | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Chesapeake Ship Building | SALISBURY, Maryland | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2020 | U. S. Postal Service | PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2020 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | ROCKVILLE, Maryland | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2019 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | ROCKVILLE, Maryland | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Davey Tree Expert Compnay | ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 16, 2019 | U.S. Department of Army | ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2019 | A-Mod Inc. | FORT MEADE, Maryland | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 7, 2019 | National Institute of Health | BETHESDA, Maryland | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2019 | U.S. Department of the Navy | PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 26, 2019 | Fidelity Building Services | FORT MEADE, Maryland | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Corman Kokosing Construction | CURTIS BAY, Maryland | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | Crushing injuries | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 7, 2019 | U.S.Postal Service | TAKOMA PARK, Maryland | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2019 | U.S. Department of Navy/Patuxent River | PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 19, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | POTOMAC, Maryland | Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 30, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2019 | U.S. CENSUS BUREAU | SUITLAND, Maryland | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LAUREL, Maryland | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Avulsions, enucleations | Ear(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | U.S. Department of Army | ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2018 | National Security Agency | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, Maryland | Vehicle or machinery fire | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2018 | U.S. Air Force -Defense Logistics Agency | ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2018 | Wolf Creek Federal Services | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, Maryland | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Aberdeen Proving Ground | ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Upper extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | PARKVILLE, Maryland | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service -Middle River | MIDDLE RIVER, Maryland | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2018 | United States Postal Service | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 29, 2018 | Ports America Chesapeake, LLC. | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2018 | Ports America Chesapeake, LLC. | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2018 | National Security Agency | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, Maryland | Explosion, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Ceres Marine Terminal | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Fall on water vehicle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Heel(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2018 | Federal Bureau of Investigation | WHITEFORD, Maryland | Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c. | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 18, 2018 | Anchor Staffing, Inc. | EDGEMERE, Maryland | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 9, 2018 | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health | BETHESDA, Maryland | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2018 | National Security Agency | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, Maryland | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Jan 19, 2018 | CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING | SALISBURY, Maryland | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2018 | US Department of Defense/Defense Information Systems Agency(DISA) | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, Maryland | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | BELCAMP, Maryland | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2017 | National Insitute of Health | BETHESDA, Maryland | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 5, 2017 | U.S. Postal Inspection Service | POTOMAC, Maryland | Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | HAGERSTOWN, Maryland | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Dislocation of joints | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | SILVER SPRING, Maryland | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Crushing injuries | Trunk, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2017 | Laurita Excavating, Inc. | ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 25, 2017 | National Security Agency | FORT GEORGE G MEADE, Maryland | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2017 | PORTS AMERICA | BALTIMORE, Maryland | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2017 | Rosendin Electric Inc. | FORT MEADE, Maryland | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Second degree electrical burns | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2017 | U.S. Army-Aberdeen Proving Ground | GUNPOWDER, Maryland | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising | Herniated discs | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | 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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