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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 20, 2017 | American Banknote Corp. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Amazon | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Intentional injury by other person, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Precision Engineering, Inc | UXBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Charter Contracting Company LLC | EVERETT, Massachusetts | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Allied Waste Services, Inc. | AUBURN, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 14, 2017 | KENNETH VONA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED | BROOKLINE, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Kiko and Sons, Inc. | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | AUBURN, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2017 | ABP CORPORATION | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2017 | ATSALIS BROTHERS PAINTING CO. | SWANSEA, Massachusetts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures and dislocations | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2017 | CVS Pharmacy | NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Bond Brothers Inc | MEDWAY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2017 | OFS Fitel, LLC | STURBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Gaston Electrical Company, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Saeilo Enterprises Inc | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 5, 2017 | American Environmental, Inc. | NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2017 | A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc. | SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 29, 2017 | GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC | REVERE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2017 | HYDE TOOLS, INC. | SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 28, 2017 | Carl Fisher Co., Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 27, 2017 | Boutwell,Owens and Company Inc. | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 26, 2017 | Textron Ground Support Equipment, Inc. | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 25, 2017 | First Nick Painting Company, Inc. | ALLSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Numbness-nonspecified injury | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2017 | Mass General Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Injured by object breaking in hand | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Rand-Whitney Container, LLC | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Bin Ends WIne | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2017 | United States Postal Service | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Barr and Barr, Inc. | AMHERST, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2017 | TECTA AMERICA NEW ENGLAND LLC | NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Neurologica Corporation | DANVERS, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Peak Mechanical Services Corporation | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2017 | SavATree LLC | FEEDING HILLS, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2017 | Kettle Cuisine | LYNN, Massachusetts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2017 | Merck | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Foley Transportation, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 3, 2017 | R & L Construction Services Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 1, 2017 | RJV Construction Corp. | CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2017 | S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INC. | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2017 | BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY | CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 26, 2017 | Friendly's Manufacturing and Retail, LLC | WILBRAHAM, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures and dislocations | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2017 | American Airlines, Incorporated | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2017 | MADISON FOOD CORP. | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 24, 2017 | ARDAGH GLASS INC. | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2017 | Boston Children's Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2017 | Sheraton Boston | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2017 | Eversource Energy | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2017 | SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Beacon Power, LLC | TYNGSBORO, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Chartwells Foodservice | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Brockway-Smith Company | HATFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(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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