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349 OSHA severe injury reports in VIRGINIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 349 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 22, 2018 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 5, 2018 | WC Spratt Inc. | QUANTICO, Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 30, 2018 | Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc. | NORFOLK, Virginia | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Family Morale Welfare and Recreation | FORT MYER, Virginia | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2018 | International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 13, 2018 | 633 Force Support Squadron | FORT EUSTIS, Virginia | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Fort Belvoir Community Hospital | FORT BELVOIR, Virginia | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 6, 2018 | Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. | NORFOLK, Virginia | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2018 | AECOM | VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 16, 2018 | NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Nonclassifiable | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 2, 2018 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BURKE, Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Smithsonian Institution | FRONT ROYAL, Virginia | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Multiple types of open wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Virginia International Terminals | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Apr 5, 2018 | Emcor Group, Inc. | ARLINGTON, Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Army National Guard | BLACKSTONE, Virginia | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 27, 2018 | NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Feb 22, 2018 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | SUFFOLK, Virginia | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Dollar Tree | CHESAPEAKE, Virginia | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2018 | Portsmouth Marine Terminal | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 23, 2018 | General Dynamics I.T. | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. | NORFOLK, Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2018 | United States Postal Service | YORKTOWN, Virginia | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2017 | DOD Defense Commissary Agency | NORFOLK, Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 20, 2017 | Fire and Life Safety of America | SALEM, Virginia | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2017 | US Department of Transportation | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 27, 2017 | Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy | DUMFRIES, Virginia | Parachuting incident | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2017 | Marine Specialty Painting | NORFOLK, Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2017 | BAE Systems Ordnance Systems, Inc. | RADFORD, Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Fort A.P. Hill | FORT A P HILL, Virginia | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Avulsions, enucleations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Walashek Industrial Marine, Inc. | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2017 | East Coast Repair and Fabrication | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2017 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 20, 2017 | Virginia International Terminal | NORFOLK, Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2017 | U.S. postal Service - Pocoshock Creek | RICHMOND, Virginia | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2017 | Snow Jr. & King, Inc. | VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2017 | NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | PORTSMOUTH, Virginia | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2017 | QUANTICO MARINE BASE | QUANTICO, Virginia | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 11, 2017 | NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic | YORKTOWN, Virginia | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2017 | Norfolk International Terminal | NORFOLK, Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | ALEXANDRIA, Virginia | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 25, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | NEW CANTON, Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Newport News Shipbuilding Division - Huntington Ingalls Industries | NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2017 | NAVFAC MIDLANT | VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2017 | L3 Technologies-Combat Propulsion Systems | FORT BELVOIR, Virginia | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2017 | U.S. Forest Service | COEBURN, Virginia | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | 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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