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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2018 | FAULKNER HOSPITAL | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Intentional injury by other person, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2018 | Eversource | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2018 | WINGATE AT ANDOVER | ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2018 | UPS | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2018 | Trustees of Tufts College | GRAFTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Little Lord Production | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Liberty Utilities | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2018 | The Residence at Cedar Dell | DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Structures Derek International, S.A. | SAUGUS, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Doble Engineering Company | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Performance Food Group, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Planned Companies | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Benson Woodworking Company Inc. DBA Benson Wood | TRURO, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2018 | KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC | SOUTH EASTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2018 | NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2018 | New England Wire Products, Inc | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Sun Roofing Inc. | SAUGUS, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2018 | Lund Rebar | SOUTH BOSTON, Massachusetts | Stepped on object | Cuts, lacerations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2018 | SMJ Metal Co., Inc | NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Avulsions, enucleations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized, Eye Loss |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Skyline Contracting And Roofing Corporation | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2018 | Trinity Health of New England Corporation, Inc. | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Medford Wellington Service Co., Inc. | N BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Stop & Shop | BEVERLY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2018 | TAYLOR LUMBER & HARDWARE COMPANY, INC. | MARSHFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2018 | Unified Construction Group, LLC | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2018 | JRM Hauling And Recycling, Inc. | DANVERS, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2018 | JF White / Skanska / Consigli | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Tradesource, Inc. | RAYNHAM, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. | CONCORD, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Coccygeal region | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Sysco Boston | PLYMPTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Gordon Food Services LLC | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2018 | ST. ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Blount Fine Foods | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 15, 2018 | W.S. ANDERSON ASSOCIATES, INC. | AUBURN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Cambridge Landscape Co., Inc. | ALLSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Harvard Business School | ALLSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2018 | KW Management, Inc. | CANTON, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Avulsions, enucleations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 9, 2018 | BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL, INC | AVON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Christmas Tree Shops | HYANNIS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2018 | XPO Logistics LTL | PLAINVILLE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2018 | PHARMASOL CORPORATION | EASTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 2, 2018 | O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC | DEVENS, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Sysco Boston | PLYMPTON, Massachusetts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 27, 2018 | BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Injured by object breaking in hand | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2018 | SPS NEW ENGLAND, INC. | EVERETT, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2018 | T. F Kinnealey | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 21, 2018 | LAWRENCE-LYNCH CORP. | RAYNHAM, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2018 | AOTCO Metal Finishing, LLC | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 18, 2018 | SUNRISE ERECTORS, INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Chest, 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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