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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2016 | Acushnet Company | DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Amputation |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Plantation Products LLC | NORTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 16, 2016 | SPS New England, Inc. | AMESBURY, Massachusetts | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Fractures | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2016 | GEELEHER ENTERPRISES, INC. | HOLYOKE, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2016 | National Fish & Seafood, Inc. | GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 13, 2016 | CVS Pharmacy, Inc. | LUDLOW, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Pinched nerve | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2016 | Comcast | ROSLINDALE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2016 | A. RUSSO & SONS, INC. | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2016 | J.F. WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2016 | Monroe Staffing | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2016 | Meineke | MILFORD, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2016 | Massachusetts Materials Technologies, LLC. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Explosion, unspecified | Burns and corrosions, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 30, 2016 | Franey Medical Lab, Inc. | MASHPEE, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 29, 2016 | ITWEAE, Inc. | FRANKLIN, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 27, 2016 | JDC Demolition Company | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Lowell Fleet Towing, Inc. | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2016 | JIMINY PEAK MOUNTAIN RESORT | HANCOCK, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, n.e.c. | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2016 | DIANAS COMMONWEALTH BAKERY | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 22, 2016 | THE GEM GROUP, INC. | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2016 | Acushnet Rubber Company, Inc | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 19, 2016 | CAPCO STEEL ERECTION COMPANY | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Sysco Boston | WRENTHAM, Massachusetts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2016 | Express Scripts, Inc. | BYFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2016 | CLAREMONT FLOCK CORPORATION | LEOMINSTER, 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 |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Marshals | LOWELL, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Commerce Bank & Trust Company | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 11, 2016 | NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL | NEWTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Century Drywall | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Richards Micro-Tool, LLC | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2016 | UFP Technologies, Inc. | GEORGETOWN, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Kettle Cuisine | LYNN, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2016 | TRUE WORLD FOODS BOSTON, LLC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Guardian Industries, Incorporated | WEBSTER, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2016 | BRISTOL BUILDERS | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Dislocation of joints | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Mondelez International, Inc. | NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Pelican Products, Inc. | SOUTH DEERFIELD, Massachusetts | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2016 | ATOSA CATERING EQUIPMENT INC. | WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2016 | R. L. Wilson Construction, L.L.C. | UXBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Harvard University | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Big Y Foods, Inc. | GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2016 | ABSOLUTE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LLC | HANOVER, Massachusetts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2016 | SOUTH COAST HEALTH SYSTEM GROUP | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2016 | MORTON HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Simonds Industries Inc | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 16, 2016 | The Stop & Shop Companies | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | WATERTOWN IRON WORKS,INC. | DEDHAM, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2016 | North Shore Medical Center | LYNN, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2016 | The Rivers School Corporation | NATICK, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Supervalu Inc. | INDIAN ORCHARD, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, 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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