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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 6, 2016 | 5015 FedEx Hub | NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Dana Transport, Inc. | AYER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Anthony Scolaro & Sons | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2016 | HANOVER GLASS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC. | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2016 | GreatHorse Country Club | HAMPDEN, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2016 | eClinicalWorks, LLC | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 29, 2016 | VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL | SOUTH WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Herniated discs | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2016 | NATURE'S TREES, INC. | LINCOLN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 25, 2016 | GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC | REVERE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2016 | Gotham Ink Corporation | MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 22, 2016 | Unistress Corp. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Environmental Systems, Inc. | LEXINGTON, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Sunrun Inc. | SOUTHWICK, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2016 | WINCHESTER HOSPITAL | WINCHESTER, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2016 | BARLETTA HEAVY DIVISION, INC. | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2016 | Fletcher Granite Curb, LLC | WESTFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 11, 2016 | WOLLASTON ALLOYS | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2016 | Smith & Wesson Corp. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2016 | J. G. MacLellan Concrete Co., Inc. | LOWELL, Massachusetts | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Glynn Electric, Inc. | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2016 | PLUMB HOUSE, INC. | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2016 | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2016 | BROCKWAY-SMITH COMPANY | HATFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 1, 2016 | EDARON, INC. | HOLYOKE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 1, 2016 | COLMAC CONSTRUCTION | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Distribution Warehouse | RUSSELL, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Salmon VNA & Hospice | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Bath and Body Works | PEABODY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Walter H. Paal, Jr. | MEDFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 28, 2016 | EMD Serono, Inc. | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Explosion, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2016 | South Coast Health | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Dislocation of joints | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2016 | ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | ATHOL, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2016 | J.S.B. Industries, Inc. | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2016 | Air Cleaning Specialist | HANOVER, Massachusetts | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Ear(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2016 | AZTEC STEEL INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Cott Beverages DBA Cliffstar LLC | EAST FREETOWN, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2016 | AMERICAN AIRLINES | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2016 | YANKEE HILL MACHINE CO. INC. | NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2016 | Table Talk Pies, Inc. | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 11, 2016 | 3 phase line construction | DRACUT, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2016 | COVANTA SEMASS, LLC | WEST WAREHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Falcon Hotel Corp. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 28, 2016 | MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Sprains | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Earthworks Site Development & Utilities Inc | GRAFTON, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Retail Therapy, LLC | WESTWOOD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2016 | C. M. Allaire & Sons, Inc | UXBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2016 | U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Pantair Valves and Controls US LP | MANSFIELD, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Steward Healthcare-Saint Elizabeth's Hospital | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | 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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