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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2018 | COSTCO | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 31, 2018 | See Thru, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 29, 2018 | BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC | WEST BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 24, 2018 | THOMAS G. GALLAGHER, INC. | SALEM, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2018 | CAMBRIDGE LANDSCAPE CO., INC. | WESTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 22, 2018 | Fialho Construction | WALPOLE, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 21, 2018 | NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPERS INC DBA THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2018 | Massachusetts General Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2018 | New England Wooden Ware Corporation | GARDNER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2018 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2018 | WALGREENS | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2018 | RDG Corp. | READING, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2018 | Republic Services Inc. | BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2018 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 4, 2018 | Haartz Corporation | ACTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2018 | COGHLIN ELECTRIC | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 2, 2018 | J&G Foods, Inc. | SUTTON, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2018 | Witch Enterprises, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2018 | US Postal Service | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 27, 2018 | U.S. Drywall | HYANNIS, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 26, 2018 | REMINGTON STEEL, INC | CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Accent On Industrial Metal, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Hanover Automotive Group, Inc. | HANOVER, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning of Massachusetts | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2018 | National Park Service | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2018 | T & T ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS | EVERETT, Massachusetts | Exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2018 | Trustees of Amherst College | AMHERST, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2018 | LEWIS TREE SERVICE, INC. | DEERFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2018 | S&S Concrete Floors, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2018 | AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC | TURNERS FALLS, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2018 | Professional Electrical Contractors of CT | SWAMPSCOTT, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2018 | Riverside Park Enterprises, Inc. | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2018 | Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 11, 2018 | S J Transportation Company | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Paragus Strategic IT, LLC | HADLEY, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 6, 2018 | CB Richard Ellis Inc | RAYNHAM, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2018 | JOSEPH FREEDMAN CO., INC. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 6, 2018 | EDARON, INC. | HOLYOKE, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 2, 2018 | ACORN MANAGEMENT CO., INC. | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2018 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Cold Storage Solutions Incorporated | LAKEVILLE, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Fitchburg Paperboard | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Tomra of North America, Inc. | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Innocor Foam Technologies | NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts | Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2018 | E. Amanti & Sons, Inc | SALEM, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2018 | HANKARD ELECTRIC CO., INC. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2018 | North Atlantic Corporation | SOMERSET, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2018 | RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Army Corp of Engineers | BOURNE, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Solutia Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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.
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