Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-06-09 | Johnston | Rhode Island | Synergy Solar, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A support for erecting a solar array was being driven into the ground, but had stopped due to an underground obstruction. An employee was re-connecting a chain to the ground support when the puller ram machine activated, causing the chain to rise up and tighten around the support and catch the employee's finger. The employee sustained an open fracture, laceration, and hematoma to the index finger. | |||||
2018-09-14 | Johnston | Rhode Island | J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc. | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
Two employees were using ATVs to help transport a 236-foot length of pipe. One ATV struck the other, causing it to roll over; its driver suffered broken legs, a broken pelvis, and a hand laceration. The driver was hospitalized. One of the driver's legs was amputated. | |||||
2018-08-30 | Johnston | Rhode Island | National Grid | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was investigating a gas leak at a jobsite when he became dizzy, tired, and had difficulty breathing. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2016-07-05 | Johnston | Rhode Island | New Hampshire Boring, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pulling the sampler attached to a 140-pound hammer out of the ground using the "cat head" (a revolving spool that helps raise the hammer) when he was pulled up off the ground and into the cat head by the force of the rope being pulled. He broke his left forearm. | |||||
2016-05-10 | Johnston | Rhode Island | J. C. Landscaping | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was operating a lawnmower when he tripped over an object. As he fell backwards, the still-running machine ran over his right foot. The blade amputated the tips of three toes. | |||||
2016-02-20 | Johnston | Rhode Island | J.R. Vinagro Corporation | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee made contact with a conveyor roller, which pulled him into the conveyor. He sustained a possible left shoulder fracture. | |||||
2015-10-31 | Johnston | Rhode Island | J.R. Vinagro Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee received a fingertip amputation to the 2nd digit of the left hand. | |||||
2015-02-12 | Johnston | Rhode Island | Jr Vinagro Corp. | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
A machine operator was using a grease gun to apply lubricant to the shovel area of the excavator. The Shovel was situated on the ground, and very close to the edge of an 8 foot drop on a pile of material. The employee lost his footing, fell down the 8 foot drop, and struck his head on a concrete object resulting in multiple broken ribs and a head injury. |