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15 OSHA severe injury reports in PUERTO RICO.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2025 | VA Caribbean Healthcare System | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift | Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 18, 2024 | VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back | Amputations involving bone loss | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 26, 2022 | WSP USA Services, Inc | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Luis A. Ayala Colon Successors, Inc. | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Department of Defense Education Activity | FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2021 | LUIS A. AYALA COLON & SUCCESSORS, INC. | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2020 | Federal Bureau of Prisons | GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2020 | US Army Reserve-AMSA | GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2018 | SSA San Juan Inc. | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 21, 2018 | SSA San Juan Inc. | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Amputations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 19, 2018 | LUIS A. AYALA COLON & SUCCESSORS, INC. | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2018 | PONCE YACHT & FISHING CLUB, INC. | PONCE, Puerto Rico | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Bermudez, Longo, Diaz-Masso, LLC | FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 31, 2015 | Three Os Construction Inc. SE | FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 24, 2015 | International Shipping Agency | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | 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.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.