105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

LENEXA, KANSAS—

Site Rite Construction Co.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Final narrative

An employee was adjusting a 30" diameter PVC vertical stand pipe. There were some bricks holding up the casting, acting as adjustment shims. The employee stepped on one of the bricks as he was going to take the casting off of the vertical stand pipe. The brick, which was now underneath his foot, was on a gravel base and rolled out from under his foot as he lifted the casting off of the pipe causing the employee to lose his balance. As he was falling, his right arm and shoulder area landed in the center of the vertical stand pipe and his right upper chest area landed on the sidewall of the pipe. He was hospitalized with broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hospitalized Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders Ground, n.e.c.

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ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS—

Abbott-Action, Inc.

An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.

CHARDON, OHIO—

United States Postal Service

On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.

SUWANEE, GEORGIA—

Millennium Mat Company

An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.

MIAMI, FLORIDA—

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.