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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 12, 2016 | GREATER LYNN SENIOR SERVICES | LYNN, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Damage to prosthetic devices, n.e.c. | Prosthetic and orthopedic devices of the trunk | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | GARELICK FARMS, LLC | LYNN, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Sprains | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. | AUBURN, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Nauset Marine, Inc. | ORLEANS, Massachusetts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Plant Trucking Corp | HOLBROOK, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Vertex Engineering Services | WEST DENNIS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Leach Garner | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc. | WILMINGTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | L. S. STARRETT COMPANY, THE | ATHOL, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 7, 2016 | DMG MORI SEIKI USA | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Second degree electrical burns | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Plymouth Rehab Healthcare Center | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 1, 2016 | F. J. McCarron Inc | DEERFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lower extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2016 | PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2016 | UFP Technologies, Inc. | NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Hannah Environmental | DORCHESTER, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Big Y Foods, Inc. | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Garelick Farms | FRANKLIN, Massachusetts | Moving in same direction, nonroadway | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2016 | KEATING-WILBERT VAULT CO., INC. | SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Trimark United East | SOUTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Reitil LLC | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Tavistock Restaurants | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Small-scale (limited) fire | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Bjs Wholesale | DEDHAM, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 16, 2016 | BEACON PIPING COMPANY | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2016 | RAYTHEON | ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2016 | James F. Stearns, Co. LLP | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other jump to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Berkshire Rentals, Inc. | LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Shrewsbury Wings LLC | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Amputations | Foot (feet), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Republic Services | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Rogers Foam Corporation | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 14, 2016 | C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. | HATFIELD, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2016 | Sullivan Tire | BROOKLINE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare | LOWELL, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2016 | Baystate Health, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2016 | GARELICK FARMS | LYNN, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Bruises, contusions | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2016 | BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2016 | WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY | NORTH GRAFTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 30, 2016 | OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INCORPORATED | MIDDLEBORO, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 30, 2016 | Suddekor LLC | EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 27, 2016 | Parsons Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2016 | BARLETTA HEAVY DIVISION, INC. | REVERE, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2016 | Five Star Roofing Systems Incorporated | CANTON, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2016 | KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC | WARE, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Multiple types of open wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2016 | One Source Power LLC | FOXBORO, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2016 | Springfield Lumber Company, Inc. | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2016 | 1366 Technologies, Inc | BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2016 | Berkshire East Ski Resort, LLC | CHARLEMONT, Massachusetts | Pedal cycle incident, n.e.c | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 6, 2016 | RAW RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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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