| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-17 | East Providence | Rhode Island | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on the tail end of a trailer, taking boxes off a scissor lift that was against the trailer. The scissor lift moved and the employee fell about 5 feet to the ground between the end of the trailer and the lift. The employee suffered a head contusion, a lacerated right leg, and a broken right arm. | |||||
| 2018-05-12 | East Providence | Rhode Island | Homestead Baking Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a machine when two of the employee's fingers were caught in a rotating roller. The employee broke a thumb and required stitches. | |||||
| 2018-01-29 | East Providence | Rhode Island | Consolidated Concrete Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was carrying and stacking cement blocks when his gloved left pinky finger became caught under a block. As he attempted to pull the finger from underneath the block, his hand came out of the glove and suffered an amputation to the top of his left pinky finger. | |||||
| 2017-02-18 | East Providence | Rhode Island | Metacomet Country Club | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was carrying hot oil for disposal when he slipped on ice on the pavement splashing hot oil onto his face, neck, chest, arms and legs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | East Providence | Rhode Island | HOMESTEAD BAKING COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was adjusting a set screw inside a dough divider machine when the machine activated and amputated his fingertip. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-05-16 | East Providence | Rhode Island | A & M Sheetmetal & Roofing, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee fell through a rotted section of a commercial flat roof while stripping material from the center of the structure. The employee fell approximately 16 feet to the floor, breaking bones in the right arm and elbow, cracking the tailbone, and fracturing the pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-08-13 | East Providence | Rhode Island | Aspen Aerogels, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While conducting a routine valve cleaning operation, the employee inserted his finger into the valve body then activated the valve causing the ball valve to sever the tip of his finger. | |||||