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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | HUB Foundation | MEDFORD, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 24, 2020 | J. F. STEARNS CO., LLC | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 23, 2020 | BARLETTA HEAVY DIVISION, INCORPORATED | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 23, 2020 | United States Postal Service | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2020 | PEOPLE, INCORPORATED | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2020 | UPS | LYNNFIELD, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Arden Engineering | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2020 | John Moriarty and Associates Incorporated | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2020 | CGS Construction Services, LLC. | OSTERVILLE, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2020 | NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2020 | John Moriarty & Associates, Inc | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Allied Machined Products Corp. | AUBURN, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC | SUTTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Family Dollar | AYER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 8, 2020 | MAS Building & Bridge Inc. | BROOKLINE, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2020 | WHEELABRATOR GROUP | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2020 | West End Firewood, Inc. | WHITINSVILLE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Credit Cards Supplies | MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Joyn Bio | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Joseph Botti Co., Inc. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Cosentino Center of Boston | CANTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2020 | MIG CORPORATION | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Charles George Companies | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Target Corporation | WESTWOOD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2020 | NORTHSTAR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORPORATION | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Restaurant Equipment Service Group LLC | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Lee Kennedy Construction | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 11, 2020 | XPO Logistics | FRANKLIN, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Prime Collision Center | WEST ROXBURY, Massachusetts | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Sunshine Landscaping Co, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2020 | E. C. Barton & Company | WALPOLE, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 9, 2020 | The Lane Construction | SOUTH BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | 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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