| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-26 | Smithfield | Rhode Island | Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| At about 4:00 a.m. on June 26, 2020, an employee was setting up a newly installed ultrasonic welder. While he was adjusting the head of the equipment on the mount relative to the welding plate, a gap was created between the head of the equipment and the welding fixture. When the computer recognized that the machine was too far out of adjustment, the welding fixture recoiled back up, closing the gap on the employee's left index finger. The finger was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2020-04-20 | North Smithfield | Rhode Island | Polyworks, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a ribbon cutting machine. The machine became jammed with elastic; while the employee was clearing the jam, the machine cycled and amputated the tip of the employee's right index finger. | |||||
| 2019-03-28 | Smithfield | Rhode Island | CVS Health | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a reach truck (stand up forklift)and struck a metal support beam. Her left leg was caught between the operator's cabin of the reach truck and the beam, causing a compound fracture that later required removal of the leg below the knee. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Smithfield | Rhode Island | FGX International, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a broom to sweep debris from the floor in a receiving area. While he was moving a fan out of the way, the fan blade amputated his right ring fingertip and cut his right middle finger. | |||||
| 2018-04-20 | North Smithfield | Rhode Island | 3D Lawn Care | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to unclog a riding lawn mower when the spinning mower blades broke his right index and middle fingers and partially amputated his right middle finger. The mower was running at the time. | |||||
| 2017-05-22 | Smithfield | Pennsylvania | BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a machine that prints logos onto fabric materials when the machine began to leak ink. As the employee was attempting to remove ink from the roller using a towel, the rollers caught the towel and pulled her hand into the machine. Her right little finger was crushed and de-gloved. Her finger had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2016-10-10 | Smithfield | Pennsylvania | Gerome Manufacturing | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a time saver machine (which is similar to a wood planer but for metal) when he lost his balance and received a laceration from the thumb to the forearm. | |||||
| 2016-04-15 | Smithfield | Illinois | Cleary Building Corp. | Multiple back regions | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On or about April 15, 2016, an employee was setting trusses on a post frame agriculture building. While coming down from the trusses, the employee fell approximately 11 feet to the ground, sustaining upper and lower back contusions and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-02-15 | Smithfield | Rhode Island | Glass America Window Mfg. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A worker lacerated his right finger while using a table saw. He was hospitalized as a result of the injury. | |||||
| 2015-11-13 | Smithfield | West Virgini | Bilfinger Westcon, Inc. | Head and trunk | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
| On November 13, 2015, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee was working from an aerial lift and signaling a crane lifting a pipe. The crane was overloaded, tipped, and struck the aerial basket the employee was riding in. The employee was bounced out of the aerial lift. When the crane sat back down, the employee was bounced back in the aerial lift and back out again. The employee suffered a spinal fracture, broken ribs, and multiple facial fractures, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-07-16 | Smithfield | West Virgini | EQT | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On July 17, 2015, at approximately 1:45pm, an employee was hospitalized after suffering two broken bones to his lower left leg. Before the incident, the employee was standing on the third rung of a 12-foot stepladder, tightening bolts on a flange with a torque wrench. While applying pressure to the wrench, a reducer on the wrench broke, causing the employee to lose his balance. As he stepped down 34" to the gravel surface, he landed awkwardly on his left foot, causing fractures. | |||||
| 2015-07-13 | North Smithfield | Rhode Island | CVS Distribution Center | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee working on the pharmacy department pick line tripped on a box and fell, breaking her hip and femur. She was taken to the hospital and admitted for surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-18 | Smithfield | Pennsylvania | Gulf Coast Tank & Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee suffered a left-thumb amputation when it got caught in metal cording used for safety harnessing. | |||||