MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

An employee was walking to her work area when she tripped over another employee's foot and fell. She was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.

An employee tripped on a raised area of the floor while walking and stumbled but did not fall, aggravating an inguinal hernia. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

A carpenter utilizing table saw amputated the tip of their left thumb.

Steam burst out of an autoclave when an employee opened it, causing second-degree burns to the employee's face, chest, and right arm.

An employee was driving a lift truck to pick up and empty a trash dumpster when a pallet fell off the dumpster and struck the employee, crushing the right index finger and resulting in a partial surgical amputation.

An employee was going to the breakroom when they tripped over a chair and fell, resulting in a hip fracture.

An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.

An employee tripped over a box and fell to the floor, fracturing their right arm.

An employee tripped over a piece of angle iron and fell to the floor sustaining a broken hip.

An employee was preparing for a CT scan when she tripped over a loose strap and fell to the floor, fracturing her hip.

An employee was closing a door when the door closed on their right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee knelt on their left knee to draw blood from the hand of a patient. She suffered a back injury involving a bulging disk and was hospitalized.

An employee ate an uncooked, company-provided chicken meal during lunch, developed a food-borne illness, and was hospitalized.

On April 3, 2025, an employee was pushing a heavy cart when the cart passed over a hole in the concrete floor and tipped over. The employee sustained hip fractures from the cart.

An employee was approaching a client's lockbox to pick up specimens. He tripped over the curb and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left hip that required surgery.

An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.

Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.

An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.

An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.