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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2016 | MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS | LINCOLN, Rhode Island | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Crushing injuries | Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Kmart | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 15, 2016 | JAY PACKAGING GROUP INC. | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Newport Hospital | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2016 | Brewer Yacht Yard Cowesett, Inc. | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2016 | CUMBERLAND FOUNDRY COMPANY, INC. | CUMBERLAND, Rhode Island | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Premier Landscape LLC | PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Mars 2000, Inc. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | National Refrigeration | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2016 | New Hampshire Boring, Inc. | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 31, 2016 | Bouckaert Industrial Textile, Inc. | WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 31, 2016 | Amex Inc. | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 16, 2016 | A & M Sheetmetal & Roofing, Inc. | EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 10, 2016 | J. C. Landscaping | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Amputation |
| May 6, 2016 | Trimark USA | RUMFORD, Rhode Island | Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Pizza Hut | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Ingestion of harmful substance | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2016 | Frito - Lay Inc. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Greencore USA | NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 2, 2016 | Rhode Island Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 20, 2016 | J.R. Vinagro Corporation | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Park View Nursing Home | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 15, 2016 | Glass America Window Mfg. Inc. | SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Multi-Wall Packaging | RUMFORD, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to slipping | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Pepsi Beverages Company | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | STAND CORPORATION | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Narragansett Improvement Company | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 19, 2015 | PRI I, L.P. | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Ingestion of harmful substance | Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Antaya Technologies Corp. | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 31, 2015 | LKQ Route 16 Used Auto Parts, Inc | CUMBERLAND, Rhode Island | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2015 | J.R. Vinagro Corporation | JOHNSTON, Rhode Island | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 17, 2015 | Athena Orchard View LLC | RIVERSIDE, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 3, 2015 | International Packaging Corporation | PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 27, 2015 | SMM New England Corporation | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 25, 2015 | Lifespan Corporation | NEWPORT, Rhode Island | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2015 | MCKENNA ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. | PASCOAG, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Amtrol Inc. | WEST WARWICK, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 13, 2015 | Aspen Aerogels, Inc | EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 12, 2015 | International Packaging Corporation | PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 4, 2015 | Trimark USA | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2015 | Miriam Hospital | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Overexertion in lifting, lowering, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2015 | CVS Distribution Center | NORTH SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 1, 2015 | Transportation Security Administration | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 25, 2015 | Verizon New England, Inc. | RIVERSIDE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2015 | Maxi Drug South, L.P. | SLATERSVILLE, Rhode Island | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 13, 2015 | Pepsi Beverages Co. | CRANSTON, Rhode Island | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2015 | United Healthcare - Clinical Services | WARWICK, Rhode Island | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Amtrol, Inc. | WEST WARWICK, Rhode Island | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Cuts, lacerations | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 7, 2015 | Cardi Corporation | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 7, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | 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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