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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 18, 2018 | THE NEWARK GROUP, INC. | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2018 | D.W. WHITE CONSTRUCTION, INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 15, 2018 | CDF | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 14, 2018 | ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC. | LUNENBURG, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2018 | STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC | CARVER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Quad/Graphics, Inc. | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Notre Dame Health Care Center, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Rich's Transportation Services Incorporated | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2018 | SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Yell-O-Glow Corporation | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2018 | Analogic Corporation | PEABODY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2018 | Brittany Global Technologies Corporation | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2018 | GE Lynn | LYNN, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Open wounds, unspecified | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2018 | Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization | WESTWOOD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 26, 2018 | U-Haul Co., of Eastern Massachusetts | SALISBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Stop & Shop | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2018 | Johnson Lumber Company | SALISBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2018 | Weston Landscape & Tree Company, Inc. | WESTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Skull | 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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