Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-04 | Scituate | Ri | Suburban Propane, L.P. | Multiple body parts | Explosion |
An employee was filling a propane cylinder at a residence when a propane explosion occurred, resulting in burns to their wrist and head. | |||||
2021-07-31 | Scituate | Ri | Scituate Lumber | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was carrying a bundle of insulation when he tripped over the corner of a pallet, fell backward, and hit his head on the fork of a forklift, resulting in a concussion. | |||||
2017-07-06 | Scituate | Massachusett | Belfor Property Restoration | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road |
An employee driving a truck pulled over to allow a police car to pass. The employee then stepped out of the passenger side to check the truck. At that time, the employee was struck by the car being chased by the police, suffering leg and other injuries. | |||||
2015-01-16 | Scituate | Massachusett | BOSTON GARAGE FLOORING & CABINETS, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Two employees were installing a murphy bed when the lifting mechanism snapped. One employee suffered a severe laceration to a thumb and was hospitalized for two days to reattach the finger. |