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MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

50 BLOSSOM STREET, BOSTON, MA, 02114
Operated by Mass General Brigham · 1 of 14 establishments
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 041564655

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OSHA inspections
12
over 38 years
Violations
31
$53,331 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $53,331 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 110 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
31
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$53,331
$1,720 avg / violation
84% serious16% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 12

42% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $50,731 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 I41$2,475Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 II21$1,875Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111$16,131Oct 2024Oct 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111$5,000Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0023 E07 III11$5,000Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0411$2,250Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.1048 D02 II11$1,875Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,875Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.1048 G0111$1,875Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$1,500Aug 1996Aug 1996
29 CFR 1926.0405 B0111$1,500Aug 1996Aug 1996
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11$1,500Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1926.1101 L0211$1,125Aug 1996Aug 1996
29 CFR 1926.1101 F02 III11$1,125Aug 1996Aug 1996
29 CFR 1926.1101 K0611$1,125Aug 1996Aug 1996
29 CFR 1910.1047 H0211$1,000Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.0145 F0811$950Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.1048 D01 I11$950Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.1001 K0111$850Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111$750Jan 1992Jan 1992

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6221 within MA. Peer group: 110 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,356
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
1.1
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
3.2
vs industry
−1.9

Reported for 25,564 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
6
Accident
1
Referral
2
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2017 – Jun 2025 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
9
Hospitalizations
8
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 6, 2025Slip, trip, stumble on same level without fallAbdomen unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 25, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Jan 21, 2020Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Oct 10, 2019Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
May 17, 2018Other animal bites, nonvenomousNonclassifiableHospitalized
Jun 6, 2017Fall on same level due to tripping over selfArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 1, 2017Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Mar 24, 2017Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectHip(s)Hospitalized
Feb 8, 2017Fall on same level due to slippingPelvisHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 17, 2003FALL,LOADER,STRUCK BYFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
3
Back wages owed
$869,561
Employees affected
171

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 170 violations · $869,561 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2008 – Mar 20092170169$869,561

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 3 cases · 170 violations · $869,561 in backwages · 171 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2008 – Oct 2010General Medical and Surgical Hospitals1
Jan 2007 – Mar 2009General Medical and Surgical HospitalsFLSA169169$812,036
Jan 2007 – Dec 2008General Medical and Surgical HospitalsFLSA11$57,524

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for Mass General Brigham, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Mass General Brigham locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 9 cases · 8 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-346796Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-299983Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Jun 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-297731Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-213302Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-211763Representation electionDec 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-065306Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-062757Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046792Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-037379Unfair labor practiceJun 1999May 2000ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
4
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$27,250

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · $27,250 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT ST · BOSTON, MA, 02114
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 4
22$27,250Jul 2023View →
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
4 BLACKFAN CIRCLE · BOSTON, MA, 02114
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-02-27Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2024-05-03Referral11$16,131
2009-10-30Referral0$0
2008-03-24Complaint0$0
2004-02-11Follow-up0$0
2003-02-18Accident22$10,000
1999-09-10Complaint0$0
1996-05-14Complaint53$6,375
1993-10-28Complaint1$850
1991-07-11Complaint2220$19,975
1990-08-21Unprogrammed Related0$0
1988-05-27Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL is one of 14 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mass General Brigham.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mass General Brigham across all 14 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Mass General Brigham, which operates 14 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $53,331 in total penalties.
How does MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL's self-reported DART rate is 1.14 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
Has MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL.