DOSH Summary of Hospitalizations
You can use the information in this table to build hazard awareness and prevent risk for similar occurrences in your workplace. This table shares preliminary details about in-patient hospitalization events reported to DOSH. When possible, entries are updated. This is not a complete list and is not meant for data or research purposes.
Latest 50 records:
| Workplace Hospitalizations in Washington State | |||
| Event Date | Description of the Event and Injury or Illness | Industry | Incident Type |
| 5/7/2013 | A worker received a fracture to the leg after the worker's semi truck hit a wall while the worker was in the sleeper car. | Transportation and Warehousing | Transportation/motor vehicle incidents |
| 5/7/2013 | A worker received a laceration to the right jaw and neck while operating a circular saw. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/7/2013 | A worker suffered a serious head injury after being stuck on the head by a heavy metal boom used for moving containers. | Transportation and Warehousing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/6/2013 | A worker suffered a crushing injury when a forearm became caught in a conveyor belt. | Wholesale Trade | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/6/2013 | A worker received a wrist fracture after falling 20 feet into a pit. | Wholesale Trade | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/4/2013 | A worker received a fractured leg after falling off an 8 foot ladder. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/3/2013 | While building a pallet a worker received a fractured ankle when the worker's nail gun accidentally went off. | Wood Product Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/2/2013 | While working on a car a worker was struck by the car, dragged 15 feet and received a fractured pelvis. | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Transportation/motor vehicle incidents |
| 5/2/2013 | A worker received wounds to the hip, thigh, leg and ankle while using a nail gun. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/1/2013 | A worker received a skull fracture after being hit by a log and falling down . | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/1/2013 | A worker received a fractured arm after falling down while walking to a parking lot. | Accommodation and Food Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/30/2013 | A worker received burns to the face and arms from a grease fire. | Accommodation and Food Services | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 4/30/2013 | A worker suffered an altered mental issue after falling. | Food Manufacturing | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/29/2013 | A worker's eye was injured while using a hammer to punch into concrete. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/28/2013 | A worker slipped and fractured a leg while opening a shed at the office. | Transportation and Warehousing | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/27/2013 | A worker's head was injured from falling off a ladder while missing a bottom rung. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/25/2013 | A worker's hand was fractured from a piece of wood that broke while the worker was pulling a pipe with a backhoe. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/24/2013 | A worker's abdomen was injured while using a nail gun. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/24/2013 | A worker's leg was fractured when the worker was changing a flat of a truck and the truck fell off of the jack. | Wholesale Trade | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/23/2013 | A worker fell 8 to 10 feet from a ladder when washing a semi truck and suffered a fractured leg. | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/23/2013 | A worker fell and fractured the right hip when a foot got caught on a hospital bed while working inside a residence room. | Health Care and Social Assistance | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/19/2013 | A worker's finger was crushed from material falling down onto it. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/19/2013 | A worker suffered a spinal cord injury and a concussion after being struck by a motorist while flagging in a designated work zone. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Transportation/motor vehicle incidents |
| 4/16/2013 | A worker was trying to open a belly dump on a truck that was stuck when the tool the worker was using broke and the worker was struck on the head. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/16/2013 | A motorcyclist crashed into an object after hitting gravel and received a head injury. | Wholesale Trade | Transportation/motor vehicle incidents |
| 4/16/2013 | A worker was injured when a stack of underlayment weighing approximately 700 pounds fell on top of and pinned the worker. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/15/2013 | A worker's pinky was amputated while the worker was operating a table saw. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/15/2013 | A worker fell 20 feet from a ladder and received multiple fractures. | Retail Trade | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/15/2013 | A worker's arm was caught in between rollers of a cherry sizing machine and the worker received crushing injuries to the arm. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/15/2013 | A worker fell from a ladder while working in a lumber yard and received a skull fracture. | Wood Product Manufacturing | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/13/2013 | A worker's right hand was cut and fractured while the worker was working on a diesel engine. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/12/2013 | A hammer hit a worker's eye when the worker was trying to pull a nail out of a piece of wood, causing an eye laceration. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/12/2013 | A worker was getting chokers behind a turn when a rigging slinger drove up and the log that was set came up, smacked the worker, and caused a fractured leg. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/12/2013 | A worker's leg received 3rd degree burns from a molten marble spill. | Metal Manufacturing | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 4/12/2013 | A worker felt dizzy and passed out while doing laundry. | Health Care and Social Assistance | Overexertion & bodily reaction |
| 4/11/2013 | A worker was driving a riding lawnmower when it flipped over, giving the worker several deep lacerations to the body. | Public Administration | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/11/2013 | A worker's hand was injured from a steel belt that stabbed through the gloves the worker was wearing when rolling a pair bines to stack. | Wholesale Trade | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/10/2013 | A worker tripped and fell and received bruising to the ribs and spleen. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/10/2013 | Due to an elevator malfunction a worker needed to go down 18 flights of stairs, fell to the ground and received a fractured neck and leg. | Finance and Insurance | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/10/2013 | A worker was digging a hole in the ground when a machine grabbed hold of the right arm & fractured it. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/9/2013 | A worker fell 8 feet while thinning apples and received several spinal fractures. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/9/2013 | A worker slipped on a banana peel and fell on the right hip, receiving a fracture. | Educational Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/9/2013 | A worker fell off a ladder and fractured a leg. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/9/2013 | A worker was sitting at work when a large piece of industrial equipment rolled onto the worker's upper back from behind and above. The worker received a fractured back and a spinal cord injury. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/9/2013 | A worker was struck by logs that crushed the worker's lower leg. | Wood Product Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/8/2013 | A worker's leg went through table rot and fractured. | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/8/2013 | A worker was on a snowmobile when it fell into a sinkhole 20 feet deep. The worker received a neck and hip fracture. | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/7/2013 | A worker spilled hot oil on a hand and received several burns. | Accommodation and Food Services | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 4/6/2013 | A worker was climbing down stairs, slipped on a watery substance and received multiple injuries. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/5/2013 | A worker was using an air hose to blow off debris from a front loader and fell, striking the head. | Wholesale Trade | Falls, slips, trips |
