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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 11, 2017 | WORTHEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | CLINTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Bon Me Foods, LLC | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Vivint Solar LLC | LUDLOW, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Supply New England, Inc. | WEST YARMOUTH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2017 | W. E. Aubuchon Co., Inc. | WESTMINSTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Technetics Group Oxford, Inc. | OXFORD, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Sep 29, 2017 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Amputation |
| Sep 28, 2017 | KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC. | WARE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 28, 2017 | A&R Logistics, Inc. | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Zapp Precision Strip, Inc. | DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s) and elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2017 | Riverside Park Enterprises, Inc | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2017 | TABLE TALK PIES INC. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 22, 2017 | STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC | NORTH EASTON, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2017 | SAS Retail Services | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc. | BALDWINVILLE, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2017 | BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 13, 2017 | HERB CHAMBERS TOYOTA | ALLSTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 12, 2017 | EMD Serono Inc. | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Lake Region Medical, Inc. | BRIMFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Sprains | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Polar Corp. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 4, 2017 | Fritolay | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 30, 2017 | UPS | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Integrity Building & Design, Inc | CONCORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Casella Recycling LLC | CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 22, 2017 | MAS Building & Bridge Inc. | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Legal Seafood | DEDHAM, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. | NATICK, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Gordon Food Services LLC | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Total Temp, Inc. | HANOVER, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Amesbury Chair | AMESBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | 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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