MARLBOROUGH, MA —
OSHA Injury Report: Hologic : Marlborough Simarano
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Hologic : Marlborough Simarano in MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler in manufacturing of Diagnostic Equipment.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hologic : Marlborough Simarano
- Parent company
- Hologic
- Street
- 445 Simarano Dr
- City
- MARLBOROUGH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01752
- On-site location
- Shipping area in warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 31
Before the incident
There were two crates stacked on top of one another. EE lifted top tank from stack to lower to floor. The tank crate slipped from his hand. EE felt sharp pain in lower back area. [REDACTED] knees were bent to catch falling crate. He awkwardly turned and felt pain.
What happened
Employee retrieved stacked tank crates from dock area with pallet jack and positioned them in work area. Employee next cut the strapping that held the top tank crate on the bottom tank crate. Employee lifted top tank from stack to lower to floor and while doing so the tank crate slipped from his hand. While trying to prevent dropping the crate on floor foot employee felt sharp pain in lower back area. Employees knees were bent for lifting but while trying to catch falling crate he awkwardly turned and felt pain.
Injury or illness
Strain Back Lower Back
Object or substance involved
Empty Tank Crate
Summary line
There were two crates stacked on top of each other. EE lifted top tank from stack to lower to floor. The tank crate slipped from his hand. [REDACTED] knees were bent for lifting but while trying to catch falling crate he awkwardly turned and felt pain.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 339110 — Manufacturing of Diagnostic Equipment
- Avg employees
- 202
- Total hours worked
- 403763
- Establishment ID
- 966096
- Employer case #
- 20
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 15FEB24:14:35:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.