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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Ryan Iron Works, Inc. | NATICK, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Carando Gourmet Frozen Foods Corp | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Estes Express Lines | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 1, 2017 | CVS Health | ARLINGTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2017 | TruGreen | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2017 | J & L Cable Services | PEABODY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Steward Norwood Hospital | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2017 | Koch Membrane Systems, Inc | WILMINGTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Dislocation of joints | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2017 | BARBER TRUCKING, INC. | PALMER, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2017 | Josephs Gourment Pasta | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2017 | Dana Container, Incorporated | UPTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2017 | NORTHERN TREE SERVICE | MONTGOMERY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2017 | Tree Technology & Landscape Co., Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2017 | UNITED SERVICES OF AMERICA | FOXBORO, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Chase Coporation | OXFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 10, 2017 | R.H. WHITE CONSTRUCTION | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2017 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. | HADLEY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | WT Rich | NEWTON, Massachusetts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | 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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