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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 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 |
| 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 |
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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