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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | GROTON, Massachusetts | Fall on same level unspecified | Spinal cord injuries, paralysis unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck | Hospitalized |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Catalano Construction, Inc. | FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object unspecified | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Wachusett Mountain Associates, Inc. | PRINCETON, Massachusetts | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Ross Express LLC | WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Collision with stationary object, nonroadway | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Ears and facial region unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Revelare Kitchens LLC | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Nasoya Foods USA, LLC | AYER, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Part of body unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2024 | United States Postal Service | FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Trunk and other upper extremities | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2024 | New England Fabricated Metals, Inc. | LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations involving bone loss | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Big Bunny Market, Inc. | SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Boston Gas Company DBA National Grid | SALEM, Massachusetts | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Enterprise Mobility | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level n.e.c. | Dislocations | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Abbott-Action, Inc. | ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2023 | PRICE CHOPPER OPERATING CO. Of MASSACHUSETTS, INC. | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2023 | U.S. Postal Service, Central MA Processing Center | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Atkore | NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 15, 2023 | MAGELLAN AEROSPACE, HAVERHILL, INC. | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Restaurant Associates | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Injured by object breaking in hand | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| 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 |
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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