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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 23, 2018 | All-Pro Electric, LLC | SAUGUS, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2018 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | WILMINGTON, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2018 | United States Postal Service | ALLSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2018 | H.C. STARCK, INC. | NEWTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Microchem Corp. | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Continental Biomass Industries, Inc. | FOXBORO, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 10, 2018 | Irwin Industrial Tool Company | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 9, 2018 | VAUGHN THERMAL CORPORATION | SALISBURY, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Arbour Fuller Hospital | SOUTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2018 | TECH-ETCH, INC. | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 4, 2018 | U.S.Postal Service | NORTH READING, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 4, 2018 | W.E. AUBUCHON CO., INC. | KINGSTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 4, 2018 | Get Air Swansea, LLC | SWANSEA, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Golden Cannoli Shells Co., Inc. | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Component Assembly Systems | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Fractures and dislocations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Stop and Shop | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2018 | BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Saugus Construction Corporation | HYDE PARK, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. | LINCOLN, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Tile Installation, Inc. | BERLIN, Massachusetts | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Trane US, Inc. | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Big Y Foods, Inc. | WALPOLE, Massachusetts | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Jetblue | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Chatham Shellfish Company | CHATHAM, Massachusetts | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 19, 2018 | WYRMWOOD, INC. | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Antonio's Pizza & Wings | EASTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2018 | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | LUDLOW, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Foot (feet), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Dynamic Dock & Door, Inc. | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Stop and Shop | MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2018 | CCS CONSTRUCTORS | FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2018 | Marathon Staffing Services, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. | CANTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| 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 |
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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