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2,265 OSHA severe injury reports in MASSACHUSETTS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,265 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 8, 2023 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Westfield Electroplating Company | WESTFIELD, Massachusetts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 4, 2023 | METALS USA | SEEKONK, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Shaw's Supermarket | CLINTON, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 22, 2023 | VICENTE'S LIQUORS & TROPICAL GROCERY, INC. | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2023 | JetBlue Airways Corporation | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Golden Group Construction Corp. | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. | GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Communications Construction Group, LLC (CCG) | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Gentex Optics, Inc. | DUDLEY, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 15, 2023 | AAXIOM CONCRETE SAWING, LLC | LYNN, Massachusetts | Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Benchmark Senior Living | WALTHAM, Massachusetts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Riverside Park Enterprises, Inc. | AGAWAM, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2023 | JSB Industries | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Heritage Restoration, Inc. | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Animal and other non-motorized vehicle transportation incident, n.e.c. | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Materion Precision Optics and Thin Film Coatings, Inc. | WESTFORD, Massachusetts | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Strains | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2023 | FUSE BUILDS LLC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Boston University | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Boston Medical Center | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2023 | BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Vinfen Corporation | SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Barletta/O&G/Aetna Joint Venture | HOPKINTON, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Champion Rehabilitation and Health Center | BROCKTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Un1f1ed2 Global Packaging Group, LLC | WEBSTER, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Brooks Automation Inc | CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Saia Motor Freight Line LLC | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Athol Memorial Hospital | ATHOL, Massachusetts | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple back regions | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2023 | J&G 2021, Inc | SUTTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Marshalls | MEDFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Boston Gas Company | HARVARD, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Fractures | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Mohawk Northeast, Inc. | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Cambridge Health Alliance | EVERETT, Massachusetts | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Splash Products, Inc. | AYER, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 4, 2023 | The Cardinal Group USA, LLC | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2023 | NEPW Logistics Inc | DEVENS, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Performance Foodservice, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Facility Management Corporation | GARDNER, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Pedowitz Machinery Movers of Connecticut | LYNN, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2023 | PAUL CINA PLASTERING COMPANY | DUXBURY, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2023 | TGAW LLC | ACTON, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Greathorse LLC | HAMPDEN, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc. | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc | GREENFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 7, 2023 | U. S. Postal Service | SAUGUS, Massachusetts | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Accord Steel & Precast Erectors, Inc. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Dislocation of joints | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Ryder, Inc. | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Samuel Holmes Inc | EVERETT, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 30, 2023 | MAZZEO Construction LLC | EASTHAM, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Greentech Renewables Auburn | COTUIT, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Port Healthcare Center | NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified | Lumbar region | 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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