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2,282 OSHA severe injury reports in MASSACHUSETTS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,282 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 28, 2015 | CHECON CORPORATION | N ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2015 | U. S. POSTAL SERVICE | WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2015 | South Shore Disposal, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Inner-Tite Corp. | HOLDEN, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2015 | Signature Breads, Inc. | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 21, 2015 | CENTURY DRYWALL INC. | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2015 | Shea Concrete Products Incorporated | ROCHESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 21, 2015 | Table Talk Pies, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Brittany Global Technologies Corporation | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Cardi Corporation | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2015 | UNISTRESS CORP. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2015 | Mahoney's Garden Center | EAST FALMOUTH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | High Liner Foods USA Inc. | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2015 | B & R Fournier Construction, Inc. | REHOBOTH, Massachusetts | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2015 | GE Infrastructure Sensing, Inc. | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 11, 2015 | LKQ Corporation | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Raynor Overhead Door Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2015 | RAYTHEON | ANDOVER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Boston Harbor Hotel | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 6, 2015 | GAMMA INSTALLATIONS, INC. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Genzyme | FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Readthread Spaces | , Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2015 | A. Arsenault & Sons, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 25, 2015 | UPS | HINGHAM, Massachusetts | Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Southeastern Mass Home Health Aides | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Forehead | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2015 | UNISTRESS CORP. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Abrasions, scratches | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2015 | FULL STEAM STAFFING LLC | MIDDLEBORO, Massachusetts | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2015 | J Derenzo Construction Company Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 18, 2015 | The L.S. Starrett Company | ATHOL, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 12, 2015 | STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2015 | The Haartz Corporation | ACTON, Massachusetts | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2015 | CDF CORPORATION | PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 12, 2015 | JR Vinagro Corp. | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2015 | K Mart Corporation | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures and dislocations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Norwood Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Consolidated Fabricators, Inc. | OXFORD, Massachusetts | Trip over an object without fall | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2015 | Pepsi Beverage Company | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2015 | F.W.WEBB Company | BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Salon Centric | RANDOLPH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Installed Building Products, Inc. | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Mid-City Scrap Iron & Salvage Co., Inc. | WESTPORT, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 5, 2015 | MCKESSON CORPORATION | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 2, 2015 | United States Postal Service | ROSLINDALE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2015 | New England Confectionery Company, Inc. | REVERE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Colt Builders Corporation | CANTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Brickman / Valley Crest | CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Payne Gang, Inc | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | 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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