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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2019 | Stop & Shop | NORTH READING, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2019 | THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Bay State Health Care, Inc. | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2019 | North Atlantic Corp-Wholesale Door | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Target Corporation | N ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2019 | UMASS Memorial Commuinity Hospitals Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2019 | LCB SENIOR LIVING HOLDINGS, LLC | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2019 | Stop & Shop Holdings, Inc. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2019 | McDonald Electric Corporation | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2019 | NEI General Contracting | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2019 | Sysco Boston | PLYMPTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2019 | CUMBERLAND FARMS, INC | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Boston Children's Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Blast All, Inc. | WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Northern Pipeline Construction Company | CANTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Umass Memorial Marlborough Hospital | MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Macys | BURLINGTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2019 | Super Brush, LLC | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 27, 2019 | Ocean State Job Lot | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2019 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2019 | Steward Holy Family Hospital, Inc. | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures and dislocations | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2019 | Interprint, Inc. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2019 | comcast | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2019 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALITY & DINING SERVICES | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 8, 2019 | Fire Training Structures, LLC | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 6, 2019 | Kohls | DANVERS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2019 | Wellpath | BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2019 | US Electrical Services, Inc. | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2019 | BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB | HYANNIS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2019 | First Nick Painting Company, Inc. | HINGHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2019 | DUGGAN MECHANICAL SERVICES, INC | CANTON, Massachusetts | Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2019 | New England Ice Cream Corporation | NORTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental cold | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 25, 2019 | US Postal Service | SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 24, 2019 | St. Elizabeth's Hospital | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2019 | MUZI MOTORS, INC. | NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Quality Insulation of Nashua | MAYNARD, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 22, 2019 | Loujean, Inc. | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2019 | DNATA | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2019 | NORTHBRIDGE LAURELWOOD II LLC | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2019 | WES Construction Corp | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2019 | J. Derenzo Co. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Bala TMP Consulting Engineers Inc | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 12, 2019 | ATC Group Services | MARBLEHEAD, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Turner Steel Company Incorporated | WEST BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Apr 10, 2019 | Albrecht Autoland Group | WOBURN, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 10, 2019 | UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 8, 2019 | EPEC, LLC | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2019 | Unified 2 Global Packaging Group | SUTTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2019 | Greathorse LLC | HAMPDEN, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 5, 2019 | CVS | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Knee(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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