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535 OSHA severe injury reports in CALIFORNIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 535 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2017 | Bureau of Land Management | PLUMAS LAKE, California | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2017 | Nova Shimmick Joint Venture | SAN DIEGO, California | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, California | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Multiple types of open wounds | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 1, 2017 | USDA Forest Service | CRESCENT MILLS, California | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | U.S. Department of the Treasury - U.S. Mint | SAN FRANCISCO, California | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 19, 2017 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | NORTH HIGHLANDS, California | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Naval Base San Diego Navy Exchange | SAN DIEGO, California | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | MOJAVE, California | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 6, 2017 | NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER - SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 27, 2017 | EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE | EDWARDS AFB, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 27, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Bostonia Station | EL CAJON, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2017 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Second degree electrical burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Apple Valley | APPLE VALLEY, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2017 | Ahtna, Inc. | FORT IRWIN, California | Fire or explosion, unspecified | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2017 | Ports America | SAN PEDRO, California | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Bergelectric Corp. | HIGHLAND, California | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2017 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | SAN RAMON, California | Nonclassifiable | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 10, 2017 | COASTAL MARINE SERVICES, INC. | SAN DIEGO, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2017 | SYCUAN CASINO | EL CAJON, California | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2017 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Campo Station | PINE VALLEY, California | Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c. | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, California | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Crushing injuries | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, California | Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2017 | Lockheed Martin | EDWARDS AFB, California | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 24, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Montebello | MONTEBELLO, California | Fall on same level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2017 | U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service (NPS) - Lassen Volcanic National Park | MINERAL, California | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2017 | United States Postal Service | SAN FRANCISCO, California | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2017 | FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO | INDIO, California | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Navy Region Southwest Port Operations | SAN DIEGO, California | Explosion or fire on water vehicle | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 20, 2017 | BARONA CASINO & RESORT | LAKESIDE, California | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures and burns | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Federal Bureau of Prisons - USP Mendota | MENDOTA, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 17, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Federal Covina Station | COVINA, California | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2017 | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | LOS ANGELES, California | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2016 | Amec Foster Wheeler | SAN DIEGO, California | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 12, 2016 | Federal Correctional Complex - Victorville | VICTORVILLE, California | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 11, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, California | Fall from pedal cycle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. | Loss of consciousness-not heat related | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Naval Support Activity Monterey | MONTEREY, California | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2016 | SSA TERMINALS, LLC | OAKLAND, California | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2016 | VSE Corporation | BARSTOW, California | Nonclassifiable | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Long's Custom Discing | MOFFETT FIELD, California | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test Center | EDWARDS AFB, California | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 6, 2016 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, California | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 28, 2016 | SSA Marine Pacific Southwest | STOCKTON, California | Fall on water vehicle | Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2016 | BAE SYSTEMS SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR INC. | SAN DIEGO, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2016 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | SAN DIEGO, California | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2016 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | SAN DIEGO, California | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 2, 2016 | PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD | SAN DIEGO, California | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Manson Construction Co. | LONG BEACH, California | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Fleet Readiness Center Southwest | SAN DIEGO, California | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | 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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