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 |
| 5/15/2012 | A worker received an open wound from an auger. | Food Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/14/2012 | An employee was burned while cleaning the ceiling with a brush dipped in hydrofloric acid. | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 5/13/2012 | A worker was burned from splashed hot oil. | Accommodation and Food Services | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 5/11/2012 | A worker was driving a semi downhill and lost brakes going over a 100 foot embankment. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Transportation/motor vehicle incidents |
| 5/9/2012 | While trying to untangle a trailer cable a workers glove and hand were pulled into the roller. | No Industry Listed | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/8/2012 | A worker's finger was amputated when the worker was working on motor equipment and the chains exploded, striking the worker's left finger. | Food Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/8/2012 | A worker was taking scheduled firearms qualification training when a firearm accidentally discharged and the worker received a gunshot wound to the lower right leg. | No Industry Listed | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/8/2012 | A worker tripped on rug, fell and hit a desk. | Health Care and Social Assistance | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/7/2012 | While cutting a 2x4 on a table saw a worker's hand was pulled under the saw blade when the wood kicked back. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/7/2012 | A worker fell from a ten foot ladder. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/7/2012 | A worker was run over by farm equipment. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/4/2012 | While a worker was walking on a raised platform 200 pounds of material fell on the worker's ankle. | Metal Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 5/4/2012 | A worker fell from a ladder. | No Industry Listed | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/4/2012 | A worker fell 10 feet from a ladder and fractured ribs. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/3/2012 | A worker fell off a truck. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/3/2012 | A worker tripped over a box. | Health Care and Social Assistance | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/1/2012 | A worker fell 4 feet from a semi. | Wholesale Trade | Falls, slips, trips |
| 5/1/2012 | A worker was electrocuted while digging trying to cut a power line. | Construction | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 5/1/2012 | A worker received 3 crushed fingers while working on a diecart machine. | Metal Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/26/2012 | A worker fell 8 to 10 feet off of scaffolding. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/26/2012 | A worker received a severed thumb when it came into contact with a bandsaw while cutting pork. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/25/2012 | While changing the blade on a band saw the blade jumped, striking the worker in the neck. | Wood Product Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/23/2012 | A worker was cut with a Skil saw. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/23/2012 | Thigh laceration from a Skil Saw. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/23/2012 | A worker fell 40 feet. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/20/2012 | A worker fell from a ladder. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/20/2012 | A worker fell from a ladder when brakes failed. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/20/2012 | A worker stepped into a hole and fell backwards while carrying a sheet of plywood. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/19/2012 | A worker fell 6 feet off of a ladder. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/19/2012 | A worker received a cut on the hand from a chainsaw. | No Industry Listed | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/19/2012 | A 3 foot retaining wall fell on a worker. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/19/2012 | A worker fell down some stairs. | Public Administration | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/17/2012 | While working with a table saw, a worker was hit in the forearm by a piece of wood that came back | Wood Product Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker disrupted a steam pipe pressure line causing burns to the face, neck and arm. | Food Manufacturing | Exposure to harmful substances/environments (burns, electrocutions, drowning, choking, radiation, noise, etc.) |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker received a degloving injury to right arm at the level of elbow and below. | Wood Product Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker fell 30 feet when a secondary safety device failed. | Administrative and Support Services, and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker received a cut finger from a grinder. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker received a bruise on knee. | Construction | Other |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker fell from a ladder 15-20 feet. | Wholesale Trade | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker cut thumb on grinder. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker received a bruise on knee. | Construction | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/17/2012 | A worker fell off a ladder. | Wholesale Trade | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/16/2012 | A worker slipped and fell 5 feet to the ground off of a catwalk. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Falls, slips, trips |
| 4/16/2012 | A worker shot themselves in the foot with a nail gun. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/16/2012 | A workers foot slipped into a nail gun shooting out a nail. | Construction | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/16/2012 | A worker smashed finger in the tailgate of a truck. | Wholesale Trade | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/14/2012 | A worker was struck in the eye while working on wood/metal. | No Industry Listed | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/14/2012 | A worker received a foot infection after stepping on a nail and foot was amputated. | Accommodation and Food Services | Other |
| 4/13/2012 | A worker was assisting a customer with a tire inflation when the tire burst, causing multiple injuries. | Wood Product Manufacturing | Contact with objects & equipment |
| 4/13/2012 | A worker tripped while walking. | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Falls, slips, trips |
