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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Honematic Machine Corporation | BOYLSTON, Massachusetts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, Inc. | DORCHESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2020 | DOW COMPANY INC THE | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2020 | MA Readymix Inc. | LITTLETON, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Boston Sand & Gravel Co. | CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Monroe Staffing Solutions | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Fogpharma | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2020 | Comcast | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2020 | Eversource | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2020 | O'NEILL MASONRY, INC. | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 22, 2020 | Ultimate Abatement Company, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 22, 2020 | P&S Transportation | MONSON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 21, 2020 | Hart Engineering Corporation | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 19, 2020 | Savage Arms, Inc. | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2020 | Koch Separation Solutions, Inc | WILMINGTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 13, 2020 | TMC Transportation, Inc. | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 13, 2020 | Grimco | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2020 | Mountain View Landscapes & Lawncare, Inc. | MONSON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
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.