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2,314 OSHA severe injury reports in MASSACHUSETTS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,314 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 16, 2020 | WATERS CORP. | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Skinner Inc | MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Ocean State Job Lot | BUZZARDS BAY, Massachusetts | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Wollaston Alloys | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Rogers Foam Corporation | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Verizon New England | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Accord Steel | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Chartwell Food Service | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 2, 2020 | C&W SERVICES | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2020 | RJ DEVEREAUX | DEDHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 29, 2020 | International Container Co. LLC | HOLYOKE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 29, 2020 | ROBS PAINTING INC | SUDBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2020 | United States Census Bureau | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2020 | NPSG Global, LLC | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2020 | TITAN ROOFING, INC. | SOUTH BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Coca Cola Beverages Northeast | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Walgreen Co. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Structures Derek International Steel Erectors | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Tekni-Plex Flexibles, LLC. | ASHLAND, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Tesla, Inc. | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Tesla, Inc. | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2020 | S&F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Tesla, Inc. | MIDDLETON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2020 | American Florist Ssupply Incorporated | DEDHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Sodexo | FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts | Struck against object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 11, 2020 | MIG CORPORATION | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Bruises, contusions | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2020 | FedEx Ground | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Westrock CP, LLC | WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2020 | SPS New England, Inc. | LEE, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Optimus Ride Incorporated | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Center | NATICK, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Cartamundi, LLC | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Superior Contracting Services | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Berkshire Health Group | BOURNE, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Chico's | CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Strains | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, New York Regional Census Center | TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2020 | F.W. Webb Company | METHUEN, Massachusetts | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Haddad's Motor Group Inc. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Brigham and Womens Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Coca Cola | WILMINGTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Harvard Medical School | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2020 | SX Industries | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Allied Waste Services of MA, LLC | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Steward Morton Hospital | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2020 | J. F. STEARNS CO., LLP | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Good Samaritan Medical Center IPA, Inc. | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Northeastern Mechanical, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2020 | STOP AND SHOP COMPANIES, INCORPORATED | FEEDING HILLS, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2020 | MAS Building & Bridge | FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers | KINGSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | 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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