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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 6, 2017 | Belfor Property Restoration | SCITUATE, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2017 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2017 | US Security | SOMERSET, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 4, 2017 | FIC Restaurants, Inc. | GREENFIELD, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 3, 2017 | UPS | RANDOLPH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Boch Nissan | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Boston University | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 25, 2017 | C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS INC. | HATFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Baystate Hospital Group, Inc. | PALMER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2017 | American Airlines | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, LLC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL, INC. | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Boston University | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Harrington Healthcare System, Inc. | SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Rand-Whitney Container Corporation | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Coca-Cola Refreshment | NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Sprains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2017 | R.H. WHITE CONSTRUCTION | LUDLOW, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 9, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2017 | CleanHarbors | NORWELL, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2017 | Eversource Energy Service Company, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2017 | PAVESTONE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC | MIDDLEBORO, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Central Packaging Facility Co-op., Inc | AYER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 6, 2017 | Massachusetts General Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 4, 2017 | Garelick Farms, Inc | LYNN, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2017 | BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP, INC. | STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 2, 2017 | First Impression Printing Incorporated | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Northeastern Sheet Metal Co., Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 31, 2017 | Roche Brothers Supermarkets | WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 31, 2017 | Teledyne Benthos, Inc. | N FALMOUTH, Massachusetts | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2017 | International Bakers Company, Inc. | WARD HILL, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 25, 2017 | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | CANTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2017 | Colt Builders Corp. | REVERE, Massachusetts | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2017 | BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2017 | Athena Healthcare Associates, Inc. | CENTERVILLE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2017 | Shaws Supermarkets | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 19, 2017 | Nauset Marine Incorporated | ORLEANS, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2017 | Colt Builders Corp. | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2017 | SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION LLC | BURLINGTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2017 | Republic Services | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2017 | Boston Medical Center | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2017 | Vibration and Shock Technologies | WOBURN, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 16, 2017 | Fred Williams Inc. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2017 | Red Lion Inn, INC. | STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2017 | Polyvinyl Films, Inc. | SUTTON, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 12, 2017 | Four Seasons Property Maintenance, LLC | HADLEY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2017 | Intransit Container, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2017 | Wyman Gordon Company | NORTH GRAFTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2017 | Select Demo Services, LLC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2017 | Western New England University | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2017 | National Grid | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | 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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