Ware, MA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Ware, MA

6 severe-injury reports between 2016-01-11 and 2021-04-12, 66 OSHA inspections, and 47 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Ware, Massachusetts.

6Severe injuries

4Hospitalizations

66OSHA inspections

47Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Ware

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC. 3 2 Gillespie Corporation 2 3 QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. 1

Example incidents

Gillespie Corporation WARE, MASSACHUSETTS · 2021-04-12 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working in an elevator that was being built. While stepping from the floor of the elevator (which was raised 4 feet off the floor on sawhorses) to an 8-foot fiberglass ladder, he missed his rung and fell backwards, landing on his shoulder on the floor. He suffered a shoulder injury.
KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC. WARE, MASSACHUSETTS · 2019-03-21 · Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking for air leaks on a coater when the hydraulic clamp that holds the coating rod in place struck his fingers and amputated his right index and middle fingers.
Gillespie Corporation WARE, MASSACHUSETTS · 2019-01-03 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a loading dock about 4 feet high, draping a tarp over 16-foot-long elevator rails. The employee fell backward off the dock, breaking an ankle and a knee.
KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC. WARE, MASSACHUSETTS · 2017-09-28 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to place a core plug onto a core of newly slit paper when the plug fell onto a running conveyor belt. As he attempted to retrieve the plug, the belt caught his finger and drew it into a pinch point, amputating his left middle fingertip to the first major knuckle.
KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC WARE, MASSACHUSETTS · 2016-05-23 · Nonclassifiable
On or about 5/23/16, an employee sustained serious injuries while cleaning inside a tank. He was hospitalized with a laceration on/near his abdomen, a left-side puncture, and bruising.
QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. WARE, MASSACHUSETTS · 2016-01-11 · Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
An employee conducting an electrical test on a cable product contacted a live electrical current, suffering burns from an electrical shock. The employee was hospitalized.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.