Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-27 | Boston | Ga | Energy Systems Southeast, LLC | Multiple body parts | Fire |
An employee was removing a compressor from an HVAC unit located at a cell tower site. He was using a torch to disconnect a copper line from the compressor. When the line came loose, a flash fire occurred, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face and wrist. | |||||
2021-09-30 | Boston | Ma | Boston University | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee was moving plastic dashboards when he fell to the ground and struck his head, resulting in a concussion. | |||||
2021-08-31 | Boston | Ma | BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While walking inside the hospital, an employee slipped on food waste and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured patella. | |||||
2021-07-10 | New Boston | Tx | Pallet One | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a 9-head cutting machine and suffered a severe laceration to the right hand. | |||||
2021-06-14 | Boston | Ma | Mydatt Services, Inc. | Jaw, chin | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was attacked at work, suffering a broken jaw and lacerations. | |||||
2021-05-15 | Boston | Ma | Benson Industries Inc | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a panel and caulking units. The employee fell from the ladder onto the concrete pavement below. The ladder appeared to have struck the employee as it also fell. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for a head laceration requiring sutures, a concussion, and broken ribs. | |||||
2021-04-21 | Boston | Ma | Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A dumpster fell into a truck hopper, pinning an employee's left hand against the truck. The employee suffered amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
2021-04-01 | Boston | Ga | Ag-Pro LLC | Head and trunk | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unhooking a planter from a tractor when the planter shifted and fell toward the employee, pinning him against the tractor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the jaw and torso. | |||||
2021-03-27 | Boston | Ma | Costal Marine Construction LLC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Entangled in other object or equipment |
An employee had been climbing a tug boat mast. The employee was working to untangle crane block rigging when high winds blew the rigging over. The employee was entangled in rigging wires and suffered internal injuries. | |||||
2021-02-06 | Boston | Ma | BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was waiting for a boat to arrive and fell off the dock onto a wood float below the pier. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and leg. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Boston | Ma | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was carrying a shelf unit from the carpentry shop across the hall to the paint shop when he tripped on a painter's tripod and fell, resulting in a cracked pelvis on his left side. | |||||
2021-01-11 | East Boston | Ma | American Airlines, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
After leaving a building, an employee slipped on a patch of ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Boston | Ma | S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was releasing a load of formwork. The form dropped on the employee's thumb, causing the amputation of the thumb tip. | |||||
2020-10-05 | Boston | Ma | Chartwell Food Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
While closing a safe door, an employee's finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-10-02 | Boston | Ma | C&W SERVICES | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
An employee had responded to a downed light pole outside of the building and possibly sustained an electric shock. | |||||
2020-09-22 | South Boston | Ma | TITAN ROOFING, INC. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A 4' x 4' bundle of polyfoam insulation board fell from the crane rigging and struck an employee on the upper back. The employee was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae in the neck. | |||||
2020-09-20 | Boston | Ma | Walgreen Co. | Eye(s) | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. |
An employee leaned on the glass door of the fragrance cabinet and the glass shattered. The employee was hospitalized for an eye injury . | |||||
2020-09-15 | Boston | Ma | S&F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was straightening out a section of a core wall in a core cell. The employee completed his work and was stepping down off the wall when he lost his footing, slipped, and fell 3 to 4 feet to the floor, landing on his right foot. His right ankle was broken. | |||||
2020-08-20 | New Boston | Oh | OSCO Industries Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was getting ready to switch out a motor on a piece of foundry equipment. The motor shifted, crushing the employee's left ring finger against its metal frame and causing a partial amputation to the finger. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Boston | Ma | Brigham and Womens Hospital | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on a wet lobby floor and fell, suffering a broken kneecap. | |||||
2020-08-14 | Boston | Ma | Harvard Medical School | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a cart of recycled material. A manual jack struck the cart. The employee fell backwards to the ground, suffering a rib injury. | |||||
2020-07-30 | Boston | Massachusett | Northeastern Mechanical, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was running a controls and equipment test on a chiller. One of the pumps started up, causing a spark. The employee was burned. | |||||
2020-07-23 | Boston | Massachusett | United States Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee who had been delivering mail was hospitalized with heat exhaustion and dehydration. | |||||
2020-07-18 | Boston | Massachusett | John Moriarty and Associates Incorporated | Knee(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was walking down a stairway when his knee buckled. | |||||
2020-07-17 | Boston | Massachusett | NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee was seated behind a desk. The employee stood up, turned, lost balance, tripped and fell, sustaining a broken left hip. | |||||
2020-07-13 | Boston | Massachusett | John Moriarty & Associates, Inc | Multiple body parts | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was lifting the trailer hitch of an air compressor and sustained torn muscles in his legs, hips, and buttocks. | |||||
2020-06-29 | Boston | Massachusett | Joyn Bio | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee suffered respiratory problems caused by mixed bleach and an alcohol. | |||||
2020-06-09 | South Boston | Massachusett | The Lane Construction | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was getting out of a truck when he fell about 30 inches to the ground, suffering a possible broken hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-15 | Boston | Massachusett | Thyssenkrupp AG | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was closing an elevator walk-on plate. The plate caught the employee's right ring finger resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2020-03-18 | Boston | Massachusett | Coastal Marine Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was cleaning out a hose that was used during concrete pouring. He was pulling out the slack and pulled the trigger on the pressure washer. Water shot out of the pressure washer and punctured his left ring finger. | |||||
2020-03-04 | Boston | Massachusett | BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-03-04 | Boston | Massachusett | Bay Cove Human Services, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On March 4, 2020, an employee was using a table saw when he noticed that the dust collecting vacuum appeared to be clogged. He was reaching to tap the hose/vacuum when his hand hit the moving blade, severely lacerating two fingers. | |||||
2020-02-11 | Boston | Massachusett | Tender Greens | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee working at the salad bar was filling a food processor when her fingers contacted the blade. The employee sustained amputations to two fingertips before the nails. | |||||
2020-02-07 | Boston | Massachusett | VPNE Parking Solutions, Inc. | Head | Shooting by other person-unintentional |
An employee was standing on a sidewalk in front of the building when he was hit by a stray bullet during a police chase of a suspect who was running down the street. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-23 | Boston | Massachusett | Verizon | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell while walking down an exterior stairway and tore a quadriceps muscle from the bone. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Boston | Massachusett | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Steam burst out of an autoclave when an employee opened it, causing second-degree burns to the employee's face, chest, and right arm. | |||||
2019-09-24 | Boston | Massachusett | NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while walking in the chiller room. He broke his ankle and fibula. | |||||
2019-09-17 | Boston | Massachusett | ACCORD STEEL AND PRECAST ERECTORS, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee fell 17 feet to the floor below while releasing a load of steel decking that had been hoisted by a crane. The employee suffered broken bones and internal injuries. | |||||
2019-09-09 | Boston | Massachusett | Harvard University | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
While troubleshooting a light fixture, an employee sustained an electric shock and fell from a ladder. | |||||
2019-08-19 | Boston | Massachusett | ACCORD STEEL AND PRECAST ERECTORS, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee lost balance while on a ladder connecting steel and fell approximately 14 feet to the floor, suffering a compound fracture to the right leg. | |||||
2019-08-08 | Boston | Massachusett | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was walking up a ramp from the street to the building when he fell on the ramp. His leg hit the ramp floor, injuring his left knee/thigh and causing a hematoma. | |||||
2019-07-31 | Boston | Massachusett | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Thigh(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee stepped down from a curb and suffered a hamstring injury. | |||||
2019-07-30 | Boston | Massachusett | ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING AND RESTORATION, LLC | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting out a caulk joint with utility knife when the knife was caught in the joint, causing the blade to slip and cut into the employee's left wrist. | |||||
2019-07-29 | New Boston | Texas | West Fraser New Boston Division | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee fell, hitting his nose and forehead on the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury and lacerations to the nose and above the right eyebrow. | |||||
2019-07-18 | Boston | Massachusett | MASSEY'S PLATE GLASS AND ALUMINUM, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
While walking down from the twenty-seventh floor to the twenty-sixth floor, an employee slipped and fell down the stairs fracturing the left leg. | |||||
2019-07-11 | Boston | Massachusett | Hebrew Senior Life | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
While walking down the hall after lunch, an employee lost balance and fell resulting in bruises to the shoulder, head and face. | |||||
2019-06-26 | Boston | Massachusett | New England Baptist Hospital | Knee(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee fell while climbing a stairway and broke a knee. | |||||
2019-06-24 | Boston | Massachusett | THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was walking down a hallway to use an office printer when she tripped on the carpet and fell to the floor. She hit her head and fractured her left hand and wrist while trying to catch her fall. | |||||
2019-06-06 | Boston | Massachusett | McDonald Electric Corporation | Hand(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
An employee was setting up a ladder when his hand slipped off the ladder and struck a threaded rod, breaking his hand. | |||||
2019-06-05 | Boston | Massachusett | Boston Children's Hospital | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell while going down a stairwell and broke an ankle. | |||||
2019-04-20 | East Boston | Massachusett | DNATA | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a baggage tug tractor in the rain. As the employee was maneuvering a turn, the tractor struck a pole. The steering wheel caused internal bruising and lacerations to the employee's intestines. | |||||
2019-04-19 | Boston | Massachusett | J. Derenzo Co. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was on the ground spreading dirt/gravel with a metal concrete rake when they slipped on loose dirt and fell onto the rake. The employee suffered a rib fracture and a contusion on the spleen. | |||||
2019-04-11 | New Boston | Ohio | A & M Refractories, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
A temporary employee was helping a forklift driver lift the base off a mold on the ground. The employee's finger was pinched between the lifting loop and the base, causing a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-04-05 | Boston | Massachusett | CVS | Knee(s) | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was descending from a closet to the sales floor about 4 feet below. He suffered a hairline fracture of the left knee. | |||||
2019-03-18 | Boston | Massachusett | Hebrew Senior Life | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee suffered a ruptured spleen after a day moving heavy furniture. | |||||
2019-03-10 | East Boston | Massachusett | JetBlue Airways Corporation | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking on tarmac between airport gates when he slipped on ice. He suffered a torn left quadriceps and a broken patella. | |||||
2019-03-09 | East Boston | Massachusett | JetBlue Airways Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was pulling a baggage cart toward a belt loader. The tongue of the baggage cart struck his right middle finger against the belt loader, amputating it at the first knuckle. | |||||
2019-01-29 | New Boston | Texas | VSE Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
While working on a training project (maintenance and rebuilding of a diesel engine) an employee caught two fingers on their left hand between the camshaft and the front of the engine. The left middle and ring fingers were lacerated near the nail and partially amputated. | |||||
2019-01-29 | Boston | Massachusett | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was on a ladder working on recessed lighting and was shocked. The employee also sustained a burn to the pinky finger. | |||||
2019-01-17 | Boston | Massachusett | CBIZ Incorporated | Foot (feet) | Trip over an object without fall |
An employee's foot became caught and injured on a chair leg in the kitchen area of the office, requiring surgery. | |||||
2019-01-01 | Boston | Massachusett | Lucy's American Tavern | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was working in the kitchen when a heated can of oil spray exploded and burned the employee's back and legs. | |||||
2018-09-25 | Boston | Massachusett | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped and fell over a wheelchair. Her right knee struck the floor, and she suffered a kneecap fracture that required surgery. | |||||
2018-09-18 | Boston | Massachusett | SUNRISE ERECTORS, INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was working in a boom lift to take measurements for a replacement panel when the weld between the boom lift mast and jib broke, causing the employee to fall 12 to 15 feet within the basket to the ground. The employee fractured six ribs. | |||||
2018-09-17 | Boston | Massachusett | Mass General Hospital | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee became faint after receiving an immunization and fell down stairs, breaking her kneecap. | |||||
2018-08-30 | Boston | Massachusett | J.F. White Contracting Company | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee slipped while walking down an embankment and fell to the ground, suffering a ruptured patellar tendon. | |||||
2018-08-24 | Boston | Massachusett | JDC Demolition Company Incorporated | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a grinder when it caught onto his shirt and contacted his chest, requiring stitches. | |||||
2018-08-08 | Boston | Massachusett | KMF Hospitality, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was chopping sun dried tomatoes when his knife hit and amputated his left thumb tip. | |||||
2018-08-01 | Boston | Massachusett | WES CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION | Hand(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was placing a broken concrete piece under a concrete slab as support when the slab broke and came down on/pinned the employee's right hand, cutting it and requiring stitches. | |||||
2018-06-28 | Boston | Massachusett | Component Assembly Systems | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on a bakers scaffold when it tipped over and the worker fell six feet. The employee sustained a broken wrist and a dislocated hip. | |||||
2018-06-20 | Boston | Massachusett | Jetblue | Brain | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a new vehicle in reverse to an airport gate. When he turned the vehicle, it overturned. He suffered a concussion. | |||||
2018-05-30 | New Boston | Ohio | OSCO Industries, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On May 30, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. an employee was working from an elevated table to remove a metal casting. While removing the metal casting, the employee felt light headed and was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | |||||
2018-05-23 | New Boston | Ohio | Precision Home Improvement | Buttock(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was erecting a divider in a storage unit when the employee slipped and fell off of a 22" mobile scaffold. Part of the scaffold entered the employee's backside, causing a severe injury. | |||||
2018-05-17 | Boston | Massachusett | Massachusetts General Hospital | Nonclassifiable | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was bitten by a mouse in a research laboratory. | |||||
2018-05-12 | Boston | Massachusett | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell from a 6-foot scaffold while removing a temporary wall, suffering a fractured pelvis, knee injury, and concussion. | |||||
2018-05-11 | Boston | Massachusett | WALGREENS | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a box and fell fracturing the left elbow and forearm. | |||||
2018-04-30 | Boston | Massachusett | US Postal Service | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee tripped and fell while walking to a collection box, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2018-03-21 | Boston | Massachusett | RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was maintaining a lift gate when it fell. His fingers were caught between the lift gate and the ground, resulting in a partial amputation of the ring finger and a lacerated middle finger. | |||||
2018-03-16 | Boston | Massachusett | D.W. WHITE CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Leg(s) | Nonclassifiable |
While shoveling concrete debris into the bucket of a mini-excavator, an employee was pinned between the bucket and an existing pier face. The employee sustained a leg injury with lacerations and possibly broken bone(s). | |||||
2018-01-27 | Boston | Massachusett | C&W Facility Services Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working from an 8-foot step ladder to change a lightbulb when a gust of wind blew the lens off. The employee fell to the ground while attempting to catch the lens, injuring both ankles and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-21 | Boston | Massachusett | Big Night Venues Boston 2 | Face | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
A security guard was trying to bring an unruly customer out of a restaurant when the customer hit the security guard with a glass, causing a facial laceration that required surgery. | |||||
2018-01-16 | Boston | Massachusett | T&T Electrical Contractors Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a ladder and sustained a vertebral fracture, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-17 | Boston | Massachusett | Tree Technology & Landscape Co., Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee climbed a ladder to access a tree. He fell approximately 10 feet to the ground as he was transferring from the ladder to the tree when his climbing line failed. The employee suffered a broken hip. | |||||
2017-06-26 | Boston | Massachusett | Boston University | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was walking down steps when she fell and fractured her ankle, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-21 | East Boston | Massachusett | American Airlines | Lower leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a tug tractor when he collided with a truck, pulling his groin muscle and lacerating his calf. | |||||
2017-06-20 | Boston | Massachusett | Boston University | Foot (feet) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee stepped onto a buffing machine to reach an object. When she stepped down to the floor, she fractured her right foot. | |||||
2017-06-20 | Boston | Massachusett | Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, LLC | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee had boiled asparagus and was draining the hot water off of it into a kettle. The kettle was not locked and the water spilled onto her feet, causing burns on both feet, including second degree burns on her right foot. | |||||
2017-06-09 | Boston | Massachusett | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was operating a forklift to empty equipment into a trailer. When he dismounted the forklift, his right heel was caught on the side of the forklift. He fell to the floor, fracturing his right hip and suffering an abrasion to his right elbow. | |||||
2017-06-06 | Boston | Massachusett | Massachusetts General Hospital | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee tripped and fell to the floor, breaking her arm. | |||||
2017-05-23 | Boston | Massachusett | BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was operating a cardiac monitor for a patient when a person visiting the patient sprayed a chair in the room with an unknown material. The employee then experienced respiratory distress. | |||||
2017-05-16 | Boston | Massachusett | Boston Medical Center | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
An employee was descending 6 feet from an upper roof to a lower roof by stepping onto a stepladder and climbing down. The stepladder broke and the employee fell 5 feet onto the lower roof, injuring his back and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-05-08 | Boston | Massachusett | Select Demo Services, LLC | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was involved in a fist fight with another employee and was hospitalized for a head injury. | |||||
2017-05-01 | Boston | Massachusett | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was carrying a bucket of debris when he tripped and fell over a grate that had been removed, injuring his left knee. | |||||
2017-04-18 | Boston | Massachusett | A.R. BELLI INC. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was walking around the outside of a trench while an excavator was removing old PVC pipe. The pipe shattered and a fragment struck the employee's left eye. | |||||
2017-04-05 | New Boston | Texas | XO Tech LLC | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell down the stairs of an MRAP vehicle and injured their knee. | |||||
2017-04-05 | Boston | Massachusett | G & C Concrete Construction, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting plywood using a powered saw and suffered a partial amputation of the left ring finger. | |||||
2017-04-01 | Boston | Massachusett | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee turned the corner walking around a cooling blanket machine in the hallway. Her foot was caught on the blanket's clear tubing and she tripped and fell, landing on her left side chest wall and left wrist. She sustained a left chest wall contusion, left wrist sprain, and collapsed left lung. | |||||
2017-03-29 | East Boston | Massachusett | Quintiles, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was exiting a bus and broke their ankle in two places. | |||||
2017-03-24 | Boston | Massachusett | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On March 24, 2017, an employee's foot became caught on telecommunications wires, causing the employee to fall and suffer a fractured hip and bruised right shin. | |||||
2017-03-11 | Boston | Massachusett | MSPCA | Nonclassifiable | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was handling a sedated cat when it bit the employee, requiring hospitalization for a possible infection. | |||||
2017-03-02 | Boston | Massachusett | Suffolk Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was removing a wall form away from the scissor lift. The scissor lift dropped after it was freed pinching the employee's finger. |