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318 OSHA severe injury reports in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 318 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2021 | Access Demolition Contracting, Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Paragon Systems | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head, neck, and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Georgetown University | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2021 | KGS Construction Services, Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 29, 2021 | American Mechanical Services of Maryland LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2021 | TSI Architectural Metals, Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Clark Concrete, LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2021 | AAA Complete Building Services, Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2021 | National Park Service | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Engie Georgetown University | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 30, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Costco Wholesale Corporation | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Intentional injury by other person, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Landis Architects/Builders | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2021 | MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Children's National Hospital | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 19, 2021 | PILLAR CONSTRUCTION INC. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Cushman and Wakefield | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2021 | MedStar Health Washington Hospital Center | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Vulcan Materials Company | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Capitol Building Supply, Inc | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2020 | B&M International Steel Company | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Fort Myer Construction Corporation | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Dollar Tree | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Excelon | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Pepco Holding | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 23, 2020 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2020 | AMC Industries, Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 16, 2020 | The Berg Corporation | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Kiewit Infrastructure South CO. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 3, 2020 | The Anderson Company LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 27, 2020 | Blackwood of DC LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 15, 2020 | Comcast Cable | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2020 | UPS | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Org Improvement Group LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2020 | TREVIICOS Corporation | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Republic National Distributing | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Capitol Paving of DC Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Crushing Corporation of America, Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 23, 2020 | The George Washington University Hospital | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 15, 2020 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - RENWICK GALLERY | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Crane Service Company | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 12, 2019 | U.S. Department of Justice | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Panera Bread | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 4, 2019 | Power Solutions LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 14, 2019 | Palomares Construction LLC | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Bruises, contusions | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2019 | US PARK POLICE | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2019 | REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2019 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | 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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