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358 OSHA severe injury reports in RHODE ISLAND.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 358 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2019 | C.H. Nickerson & CO., INC | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Ira Green Inc. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 23, 2019 | National Water Main Cleaning Company | MIDDLETOWN, Rhode Island | Entangled in other object or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 17, 2019 | Factory Mutual Insurance Company | CHEPACHET, Rhode Island | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Athena Orchard View LLC | RIVERSIDE, Rhode Island | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 6, 2019 | Ocean State Job Lot | HOPE VALLEY, Rhode Island | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Amica Property and Casualty Insurance Company | LINCOLN, Rhode Island | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Lucas Milhaupt | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Kenney Manufacturing Company | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2018 | CLEAResult Consulting Inc. | COVENTRY, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Electric Boat Corporation | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2018 | Electric Boat Corporation | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2018 | Old Castle Lawn & Garden, Inc. | RICHMOND, Rhode Island | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Daniele International, Inc. | MAPLEVILLE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Atlantic Power Services, Inc. | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2018 | Shannon Boat Company, Inc. | PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2018 | J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc. | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Amputations | Leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 30, 2018 | National Grid | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Pro Cut of RI | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Sealcoating, Inc. | PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Ocean State Job Lot, Inc. | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Stepped on object | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Sole(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2018 | AMERICAN AIRLINES | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 15, 2018 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC | EAST GREENWICH, Rhode Island | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2018 | Cardi Construction Corporation | CHARLESTOWN, Rhode Island | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2018 | NC3 LLC | RUMFORD, Rhode Island | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 6, 2018 | Electric Boat | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2018 | Cox Rhode Island Telecom, L.L.C. | WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2018 | FGX International, Inc. | SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 11, 2018 | Electric Boat Corporation | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 26, 2018 | LMG Rhode Island Holdings Inc. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Cheek(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Electric Boat | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Greene Construction Inc. | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Baxter Inc. | WARREN, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2018 | XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 30, 2018 | Meadowbrook Waldorf School | WEST KINGSTON, Rhode Island | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| May 24, 2018 | WESTERLY HOSPITAL | WESTERLY, Rhode Island | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2018 | Homestead Baking Co. | EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2018 | RIDCO, INC. | PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2018 | Ashland, LLC | FISKEVILLE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 3D Lawn Care | NORTH SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 12, 2018 | AMGEN Inc. | WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 5, 2018 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 26, 2018 | SMM New England Corporation | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 20, 2018 | US Foods Inc. Rhode Island | MIDDLETOWN, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2018 | Providence Pancakes, Inc. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Ocean State Job Lot, Inc. | WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Atlas Barrel and Pallet, Inc. | HARRISVILLE, Rhode Island | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 7, 2018 | Dal-Tile Services, Inc. | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2018 | J & S ROOFING COMPANY INC. | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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