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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | Wicked Staffing Solutions | CHELSEA, Massachusetts | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 17, 2023 | Fenway Carrier Annex | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2023 | Plumb House, Inc. | SAUGUS, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2023 | Dimeo Construction Company | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 14, 2023 | Kohl's | HYANNIS, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2023 | U.S. Postal Service | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2023 | F. W. WEBB COMPANY | CANTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 9, 2023 | Absolute Landscaping, Inc. | CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 9, 2023 | Custom Insulation Company, Inc. | SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2023 | J.C. Cannistraro LLC | EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 4, 2023 | WHEATON COLLEGE | NORTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2023 | Tree Care of New York, LLC | LENOX, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2023 | TForce Freight, Inc | SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2023 | C & W Facility Services Inc. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 28, 2023 | PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC. | HADLEY, Massachusetts | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 26, 2023 | College of the Holy Cross | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Whirlpool Corporation | FALL RIVER, Massachusetts | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Revolutionary Clinics II, Inc. | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 24, 2023 | The Roxbury Latin School | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Zampell Refractories, Inc. | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2023 | FMC Devens | DEVENS, Massachusetts | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Mc LABOR SOURCES, INC. | ROCKLAND, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Dislocation of joints | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Cox Engineering Inc | BURLINGTON, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Kettle Cuisine, LLC | LYNN, Massachusetts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Hannah Duston Healthcare Center | HAVERHILL, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 30, 2023 | HUB Foundation Co., Inc. | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 28, 2023 | DECCO, Inc. | MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Amputation |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Pete's Tire Barns, Inc. | NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Gordon Food Service, Inc. | TAUNTON, Massachusetts | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Fractures and dislocations | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2023 | TPJW, Inc. | ACTON, Massachusetts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 20, 2023 | American Flowform and Machining, LLC | BILLERICA, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 20, 2023 | First Nick Painting Company, Inc. | WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 8, 2023 | U.S. Postal Service | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Newtech Installation USA Inc. | ARLINGTON, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 7, 2023 | The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC | ASSONET, Massachusetts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2023 | GPI MA-SB Inc | NORWOOD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Applebee's Services Inc | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Temco Logistics | FITCHBURG, Massachusetts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Herniated discs | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 26, 2023 | AAA Northeast | WORCESTER, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2023 | COUNTRY GARDENS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | SWANSEA, Massachusetts | Fall on same level due to slipping | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Infinity Specialty Tapes, LLC | LAWRENCE, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Foley United Contractors Inc. | BRAINTREE, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2023 | The Welch Corp. | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Hood Distribution | STOUGHTON, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2023 | CENEDELLA MASONRY, INC. | MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Plaskolite Massachusetts, LLC | SHEFFIELD, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2023 | BRADY ENTERPRISES, INC. | EAST WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Boston University | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Walmart Supercenter #5278 | CHICOPEE, Massachusetts | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | 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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