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362 OSHA severe injury reports in RHODE ISLAND.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 29, 2018 | Consolidated Concrete Corporation | EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 18, 2018 | Hareld Glass Co., Inc. | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2017 | Allegheny Contract Inc. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2017 | BJ's Wholesale Club | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Electric Boat | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Mike's Professional Tree Service, Inc. | WEST WARWICK, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2017 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2017 | Bridgestone Retail Operations | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 12, 2017 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 27, 2017 | Dryvit Systems, Inc. | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Hareld Glass Co., Inc. | WEST WARWICK, Rhode Island | Injured by object breaking in hand | Cuts, lacerations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2017 | JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC. | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2017 | CAVANAGH COMPANY | GREENVILLE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2017 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2017 | United States Postal Service | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2017 | JBT AeroTech Corporation | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Immunex Rhode Island Corporation | WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Materion Technical Materials, Inc. | LINCOLN, Rhode Island | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2017 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2017 | Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville, LLC | SLATERSVILLE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 25, 2017 | Verrier Tree Service, Inc. | EAST GREENWICH, Rhode Island | Trip without fall, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 19, 2017 | ELCO PAINTING INC. | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2017 | GSM METALS, INC. | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 17, 2017 | BRAPCO, Inc. | WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2017 | TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC. | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures and dislocations | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2017 | Edgewood Services Inc | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 1, 2017 | Proscape Landscaping Management Corporation | EAST GREENWICH, Rhode Island | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2017 | Rite Aid | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 1, 2017 | East Side Service Center Inc | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Chris Electric, LTD | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Carpenter Powder Products Inc | WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Mar 15, 2017 | AutoZone Store #3231 | COVENTRY, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 5, 2017 | PJC of Rhode Island, Inc. | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Ocean State Job Lot | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2017 | A/Z CORPORATION | WESTERLY, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2017 | Metacomet Country Club | EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2017 | Roger Williams University | BRISTOL, Rhode Island | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2017 | HOMESTEAD BAKING COMPANY | EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Savers | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2016 | Liberty Cedar Inc. | WEST KINGSTON, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2016 | SP Plus Corporation | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Standing, standing up-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Verrier Tree Service Inc. | WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Zoological Society of Rhode Island | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2016 | Modine Manufacturing Company | WEST KINGSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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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