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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2017 | MSPCA | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2017 | BOSTON COLLEGE | CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2017 | State Electric Corporation | MEDFORD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2017 | John E Farmer & Sons Inc. | WESTFORD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2017 | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS, INC. | SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2017 | Mass Mutual Institutional Funds | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FEDEX GROUND | NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 2, 2017 | Suffolk Construction | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2017 | EasyPak, LLC | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 24, 2017 | STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET | SOUTH YARMOUTH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2017 | VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures and dislocations | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2017 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Apex Solar Power LLC | BREWSTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2017 | The Home Depot | READING, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 15, 2017 | West Shore Metals, LLC | AMHERST, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 14, 2017 | FC Solar, LLC | WESTPORT, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 11, 2017 | U. S. Postal Service | MARION, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 10, 2017 | SDI Interiors Contractor | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Applied Materials | GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2017 | FOLEY TRANSPORTATION, INC. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2017 | STEWARD NORWOOD HOSPITAL, INC. | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Massachusetts General Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Sudbury Farms/Roche Bros | NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Steward Healthcare Systems, LLC | WESTWOOD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2017 | BU Medical School | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Good Sumaritan Hospital | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2017 | EAGLE SPRINKLER FIRE PROTECTION, INC | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jan 20, 2017 | Interprint, Inc. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 20, 2017 | Jordan's Furniture | READING, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Bernie and Phil's Furniture | NORTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 13, 2017 | New England Confectionery Company, Inc. | REVERE, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2017 | QINETIQ North America | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2017 | United Personnel Services, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2017 | UNITED AIRLINES | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2017 | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | HADLEY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Cambridge Brands, Inc., a Subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Koopman Lumber Co., Inc. | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Thoracic region | Hospitalized |
| Jan 3, 2017 | Laboratory Specialists Co., Inc. | MEDFORD, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 3, 2017 | Kellogg | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Utility Service New England | INDIAN ORCHARD, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Market Basket | ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Bruises, contusions | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2016 | ACCUTEMP ENGINEERING INC. | WOBURN, Massachusetts | Contact with cold objects or substances | Other burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 19, 2016 | West Street Truck Repair, Inc. | WEST BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2016 | PETER PAN BUS LINES, INC. - COACH BUILDERS | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Injured by object breaking in hand | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2016 | Metrowest Subaru | NATICK, Massachusetts | Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2016 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 12, 2016 | Reinhart Food Services | FALMOUTH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2016 | RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC. | WESTPORT, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 6, 2016 | ATLANTIC BOSTON CONSTRUCTION, INC. | WOBURN, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.