Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-25 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | John W. DePietro Construction, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing three or four rungs up on an extension ladder that was leaning against the gutter in front of a garage, taking pictures of the roof. He slipped off the ladder and his right leg was caught between its rungs, causing fractures to right tibia and fibula. | |||||
2019-05-21 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | ADT Security Services | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell to the floor while attending a meeting at a restaurant. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right hip. | |||||
2019-03-15 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | Capeway Roofing Systems, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was picking up roofing debris from the ground when a roll of roofing insulation fell and struck his leg, breaking it. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-15 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working outside on a hot, humid day when he began to feel ill. He drank some water, went into a restroom, vomited several times, and lost consciousness, hitting his head on the floor. He suffered dehydration and a head laceration that required staples. | |||||
2017-07-25 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | Verrier Tree Service, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Trip without fall |
An employee started a chain saw and was walking toward a log he planned to cut when he tripped and the running chain saw came up and struck his right upper leg area above the knee. He suffered a serious laceration and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-05-01 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | Proscape Landscaping Management Corporation | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was mowing a lawn with a push mower and lacerated his left big toe. |