Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-08-03 | Slatersville | Rhode Island | Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pushing a box of plastic caps through the traffic arm on a conveyor system, which opened to allow the box to pass. The employee had his other hand resting on top of the hinged component of the traffic arm and as the arm moved, it pinched and amputated his finger. The traffic arm was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2015-05-14 | Slatersville | Rhode Island | Maxi Drug South, L.P. | Ankle(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee was washing windows while standing on a 4-foot stepladder. When she stepped back off of the ladder, she twisted and broke her left ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization. |