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523 OSHA severe injury reports in CALIFORNIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 523 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2020 | Alliance Marine | VALLEJO, California | Fall on water vehicle | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2020 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER | SANTA ANA, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2020 | BAE Systems | SAN DIEGO, California | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head, neck, and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Dec 31, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service - Santa Clarita | SANTA CLARITA, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 27, 2019 | PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO | TEMECULA, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Gulf South Research Corporation | CAMPO, California | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | LOS ANGELES, California | Nonclassifiable | Sprains | Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2019 | AMP United | SAN DIEGO, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Federal Correctional Complex - Victorville | VICTORVILLE, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | LONG BEACH, California | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2019 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, WEST SACRAMENTO | WEST SACRAMENTO, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Dutra Group | STOCKTON, California | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Pulau Corporation | FORT IRWIN, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Herniated discs | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2019 | FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST | SAN DIEGO, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICES - BELL | BELL, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Dislocation of joints | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs | SAN DIEGO, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2019 | SSA PACIFIC | LONG BEACH, California | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 9, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | MURRIETA, California | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2019 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento | WHEATLAND, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Viejas Casino & Resort | ALPINE, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | LOS ANGELES, California | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 17, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER | SANTA ANA, California | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 17, 2019 | U.S. Census Bureau, Los Angeles Regional Census Center | SANTA ROSA, California | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | NATIONAL CITY, California | Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified | Fractures | Trunk, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Viejas Casino & Resort | ALPINE, California | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 2, 2019 | W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. of California | EL SEGUNDO, California | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 2, 2019 | San Diego Air and Marine | SAN DIEGO, California | Vehicle or machinery fire | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 30, 2019 | U.S. Department of Justice | VICTORVILLE, California | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2019 | US Forest Service | QUINCY, California | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2019 | The Service Companies | LINCOLN, California | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | LOS ANGELES, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2019 | US. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY | EL CAJON, California | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2019 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | RIDGECREST, California | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2019 | USPS | SAN DIEGO, California | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2019 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 30, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | ANAHEIM, California | Struck by animal, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2019 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | PALMDALE, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 3, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | PALO ALTO, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | PACOIMA, California | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Western Pump, Inc. | IMPERIAL BEACH, California | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 8, 2019 | Zenetex, LLC | SAN DIEGO, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2019 | PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO | TEMECULA, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Helix Management Services, LLC | EDWARDS, California | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Alliance Facility Support Services, Inc. | FORT IRWIN, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 17, 2019 | BAE SYSTEMS SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR | SAN DIEGO, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2019 | NAVY EXCHANGE WEST COAST | CHINO, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 4, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LOS ANGELES, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Knee(s) | 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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