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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2015 | RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 15, 2015 | Harvard Coop Society | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Oct 14, 2015 | FTS USA | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Holden Mechanical Contractors Inc | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 7, 2015 | Red Lion Inn, INC. | STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 7, 2015 | OMNI PARKER HOUSE | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2015 | Builder Services Group, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2015 | Component Assembly Systems Incorporated | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Trip from stepping into a hole without fall | Bruises, contusions | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Andover Healthcare | SALISBURY, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Abrasions, scratches | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2015 | Engineered Materials Solutions LLC | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 1, 2015 | SolarCity Corporation | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2015 | J.C. Cannistraro, LLC | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2015 | Tandem Technologies, LLC. | INDIAN ORCHARD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2015 | F.W. Webb Company | HYANNIS, Massachusetts | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. | TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2015 | UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC. | SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 18, 2015 | John Moriarty & Associates, Inc | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2015 | Hannaford Bros. Co. LLC | ATHOL, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2015 | Steward Health Care System LLC | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Sep 10, 2015 | New Can Company | HOLBROOK, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2015 | United Parcel Service | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2015 | Hillside Plastics, Incorporated | TURNERS FALLS, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 3, 2015 | Sodexo, Inc. | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 2, 2015 | Schumacher Co., Inc. | HARWICH, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 31, 2015 | Anchor an Oldcastle Company | OXFORD, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 28, 2015 | JOSEPH T. CAZEAULT & SONS, INC. | DUXBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Allsafe Scaffold | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Markings, Inc. | WILMINGTON, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2015 | W T Terminal, LLC | DEERFIELD, Massachusetts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2015 | SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. | QUINCY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2015 | Friendly's Ice Cream, LLC | WILBRAHAM, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Daniel O'Connells Sons Inc | MEDWAY, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2015 | White Skanska Kiewit JV | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2015 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2015 | SolarCity Corporation | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 12, 2015 | A. SCHULMAN CUSTOM COMPOUNDING NE, INC. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2015 | Boston Children's Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2015 | Coca-Cola Refreshments, Inc. | NEEDHAM, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, n.e.c. | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2015 | G.W. Shaw & Son, Inc. | PEPPERELL, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 3, 2015 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | MEDFORD, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2015 | State Electric Corporation | BRIGHTON, Massachusetts | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2015 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | WATERTOWN, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2015 | Au Bon Pain | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck against object or equipment while moving it | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 28, 2015 | VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc. | WEST BROOKFIELD, Massachusetts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2015 | Colonial Woodworking | MARBLEHEAD, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2015 | Steward- St. Elizabeth Hospital | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Outback Steak House | , Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 24, 2015 | AmeriPride Services, Inc. | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 23, 2015 | Columbia Pictures Industry | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2015 | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | 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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