DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-10-07WalthamMaVerizon New EnglandLeg(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee fractured a leg while walking into the building.
2020-09-11WalthamMaMIG CORPORATIONMultiple trunk locationsCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A trailer was being loaded with crane mats and precast concrete barriers. An employee was caught between the crane mats and an excavator and suffered bruising to the hips and buttocks.
2020-04-08WalthamMassachusettHeavy Foot, L.L.C.Head and trunkOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While moving furniture, two employee's fell from the second-floor balcony to the ground level when the railing gave way. The employee's were hospitalized with trauma to the back, head and face.
2018-05-31WalthamMassachusettCOSTCOHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
After stocking shelves, an employee stepped down from a step stool and missed the last step, causing him to fall and break his hip.
2017-01-11WalthamMassachusettQINETIQ North AmericaPelvisFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet/icy ramp and fell fracturing their pelvis.
2015-12-08WalthamMassachusettU.S. Postal ServiceFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a tray to a container when the interlocked gate came down unexpectedly and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.
2015-09-03WalthamMassachusettSodexo, Inc.Forearm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was preparing rice for the Brandeis University catering service. When the rice was finished cooking, the employee pulled the hotel pan out of the cooker. The residual water left over from the cooking process splashed out of the pan and onto the employee's lower right arm, causing second degree burns.
2015-03-21WalthamMassachusettCoscoNonclassifiableFall, slip, trip
An employee tripped and was admitted to the hospital.
2015-03-17AlthaFloridaOglesby Plants International, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A maintenance employee working from a 10-foot extension ladder was putting clips on the shade cloth. The ladder shifted, and the employee and ladder fell. The employee hit the transport rail (rollers), broke five ribs, and lacerated his lung.