Providence Rhode Island – Machine Injury & Accidents

Providence Rhode Island is a city in the state of Rhode Island and is located in the Providence metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 129,598. Providence is known for its historical and architectural landmarks, including Brown University, the Rhode Island State House, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo.

There were 1,866 accidents in Providence from 2006 to 2010. This resulted in 9 fatalities, 49 injuries, and $3 million in total damages. The most common type of accident was car accidents (45%), followed by pedestrian accidents (21%) and motorcycle accidents (10%).

The most frequent cause of death was car crashes (44%), followed by falls (22%) and burns (18%). The most frequent cause of injury was car crashes (42%), followed by falls (25%) and burns (17%).

Manufacturing Companies

Providence Rhode Island is home to a number of manufacturing companies, including Rhode Island Machine, which manufactures machines for the agricultural and construction industries. Other notable manufacturing companies in Providence include

Technic, Inc.
Textron Lycoming Corp
Dryvit Holdings, Inc
Nordson Efd LLC
Park Lane Associates, Inc.
The Colibri Group Inc
Flowers Baking Co. of Thomasville, Inc.

The Clayton Company Inc
Mars 2000, Inc.
Avco Corporation
Ferguson Perforating Company
A.T. Cross Company, LLC
Ira Green, Inc.
Induplate Inc.

Machinery Accidents

When a machinery accident occurs, it can have serious consequences for the individuals involved and for the surrounding community. In Providence, Rhode Island, such accidents can leave residents struggling to recover from the damage done. If you have been injured in a machinery accident in Providence Rhode Island, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. A qualified lawyer can help you determine if you have a case and help craft a strategy for moving forward.

Since Providence is a hub of manufacturing and industrial activity, it’s not surprising that machinery accidents have occurred in the city. Here are some of the most notable accidents:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
08/11/2021	Skanska/Manafort JV	Providence	Ri	On November 8, 2021, a wasp stung an employee while she was flagging traffic. She suffered an allergic reaction and was hospitalized.	Other or unspecified allergic reactions	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites	Bees, hornets, wasps
25/10/2021	Lorac Tool LLC	Providence	Ri	An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Presses, except printing
13/08/2021	O'Reilly Auto Parts	Providence	Ri	An employee walked into a store, tripped on a carpet in front of the door, and fell. He suffered a broken femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Floor coverings- nonstructural
11/05/2021	Roger Williams Medical Center	Providence	Ri	An employee was working in a filing room, tripped over a box of copy paper and fell into a filing cabinet injuring her left upper arm.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Boxes, crates, cartons
11/04/2021	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Providence	Ri	An employee was sorting non-machinable mail into dispatch cages when she tripped on a bundle of magazines that had fallen to the floor. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a left hip bone fracture.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Bundles, bales
04/04/2021	UMelt LLC.	Providence	Ri	An employee was cleaning a grill using water. The lid of the grill fell, causing hot water to splash onto the employee. The employee sustained burns to the face and eye.	Heat (thermal) burns	Multiple face locations	Contact with hot objects or substances	Water	Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
01/04/2021	THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL	Providence	Ri	An employee was walking into the facility entrance and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floor
31/08/2020	Rhode Island School of Design	Providence	Ri	An employee was cleaning a meat slicer in the kitchen area that was powered off when his left middle finger struck the blade, resulting in a partial finger amputation (skin only).	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment	Food slicers
17/07/2020	Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was walking by a pit at the bus maintenance garage when he slipped and fell at least 6 feet down into the pit. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a punctured lung, a head contusion and possible bleeding on the brain.	Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Confined spaces, n.e.c.
11/07/2020	U.S. Postal Service	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was delivering a package and was bitten by a dog. The employee sustained serious lacerations and other injuries that required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Dogs, canines-domestic
24/06/2020	Tennessee Valley Authority	Lake Providence	Louisiana	A contractor employee supervised by Tennessee Valley Authority was greasing a trackhoe when the bucket of the trackhoe moved, fracturing the employee's pelvis.	Fractures	Pelvis	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Backhoes, trackhoes
30/05/2020	J.H. LYNCH & SONS, INC.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was cleaning a paving machine's hopper with a shovel. The employee noticed that the "auto" button was activated and tried to shut it off. The machine's front apron came down and caught the employee's right foot against the front bumper. He suffered a broken right foot, a broken left collarbone, and a burned right hand.	Fractures and burns	Upper and lower limb(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
23/05/2020	McLane Company, Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was rolling a fully loaded cart down a truck ramp to deliver products to a retail store when the cart struck the edge of the truck ramp, causing the load to shift forward and the employee to lose control of the cart. The employee then fell off the ramp to the ground below, breaking the left tibia.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ramps, loading docks, dock plates	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
08/03/2020	The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company, LLC	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was walking through the deli backroom area when her sneaker caught on the trim around a floor drain causing her to fall forward and strike a wall several feet away. The employee sustained a fracture to her left humerus, a laceration to her left knee requiring 6 stitches, and a contusion to the left wrist. The employee required surgery.	Fractures	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface	Grates and drains in floor surface
17/02/2020	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	East Providence	Rhode Island	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.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
28/01/2020	Rhode lsland Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee, walking down a flight of stairs, fell and struck a stationary pipe object at the bottom landing. The employee incurred serious injuries, including a lacerated spleen, a liver laceration, and a possible fractured rib.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level	Stairs, steps	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
08/01/2020	Mount Airy Lumber Company	New Providence	Pennsylvania	An employee was trying to remove debris from a gang saw. He bent over and the wood became dislodged, hitting his face. He suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, a concussion, and a nasal bone fracture.	Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Wood, lumber	Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
12/09/2019	A/Z Corporation	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was setting up jack stands for a section of pipe to rest on when a contractor on site turned on a concrete pump hose that moved the jack stand out of position. The employee attempted to set up the jack stand again while a section of pipe was being positioned on it. His right middle finger was caught between the jack stand and the section of pipe, resulting in a finger amputation from the first knuckle behind the nail.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Pipes, ducts, tubing	Jacks
03/09/2019	Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build, Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was on a small stepladder, getting a nut and bolt needed to fasten a steel tool storage cabinet's roof to its frame. A weight shift caused his right arm twist, and his shoulder was dislocated.	Dislocation of joints	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
02/09/2019	Miriam Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was assisting other workers in moving a patient from a bariatric bed to an exam table using a lifting device. Two employees were pushing the patient and two were pulling. While pushing the patient, the injured employee felt pain in her lower back, radiating up to her shoulder blades. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Pelvic region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode	Patient
22/08/2019	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	While working in a power plant, an engineer became dehydrated due to the heat. He was hospitalized.	Heat exhaustion, prostration	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
19/08/2019	Prospect Charter Care, Roger Williams Medical Center	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was painting while standing on the second rung of a ladder. He leaned over to move a pole that was holding up a plastic barrier and lost his balance, falling to the floor and fracturing his right hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
15/08/2019	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	On Thursday, August 15, an employee was walking from the cafeteria to her office when she tripped, slipped, or fell to the floor. She broke her right humerus and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.	Fractures	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level	Floor
08/04/2019	U.S. Postal Service	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was standing near the top of a step ladder, trying to clear a jam on an overhead transport belt, when the ladder legs kicked out. The employee fell to the floor, breaking two ribs on her right side.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level	Step ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
05/03/2019	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee slipped or tripped in a hospital parking lot on the way to the building. She fell to the ground and broke her left tibia and fibula. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level	Parking lot
21/02/2019	Rhode Island Medical Imaging, Inc.	North Providence	Rhode Island	A maintenance employee was spreading ice melt outside of the building when the employee slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing three ribs.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
05/02/2019	Prospect CharterCARE RWMC, LLC	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was walking down the stairs, tripped and fell hitting her head on the door at the bottom of the stairs. The employee sustained a laceration under her left eye and a head injury.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Stairs, steps-indoors	Floor, n.e.c.
24/01/2019	Ira Green Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was operating a polishing machine when the polishing wheel caught his gloved right hand. The tip of his middle finger was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Honing, polishing, lapping machinery	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
15/09/2018	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was recording patient information at a hospital while a crew was performing cleaning operations nearby with a bleach-based cleaner. The cleaner triggered an asthmatic reaction in the employee, who required hospitalization.	Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Cleaning and polishing agents
26/06/2018	LMG Rhode Island Holdings Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was on a mobile ladder stand clearing a stacker transfer when she slipped and fell, striking her face on the concrete floor. She suffered a fractured cheekbone.	Fractures	Cheek(s)	Other fall to lower level	Movable ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
12/05/2018	Homestead Baking Co.	East Providence	Rhode Island	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.	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Machinery
05/04/2018	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was walking from her car when she fell on some steps outside the cafeteria and landed on the ground, striking her head and suffering a brain hematoma. She was hospitalized.	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Stairs, steps-outdoors
26/03/2018	SMM New England Corporation	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was erecting signage while other employees loaded scrap metal into a ship for export. During these loading operations, a piece of metal fell from a grapple and struck the employee's side and back. He suffered five broken ribs and two fractured vertebrae, requiring hospitalization.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Scrap metal	Material and personnel handling machinery
19/03/2018	Providence Pancakes, Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was physically assaulted by a customer while standing in the dining area, suffering a fractured skull.	Fractures	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Other client or customer
29/01/2018	Consolidated Concrete Corporation	East Providence	Rhode Island	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.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
12/10/2017	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee went to the elevator to help other employees with a combative patient. She was kicked by the patient, knocking her to the floor and breaking her right radius and right hip.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Patient
09/09/2017	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee and a security guard were trying to get an upset patient out of a locked room. Once the patient was out of the locked room, the employee and the security guard attempted to physically move the patient onto a bed when both the patient and the security guard fell onto the employee, fracturing her tibial plateau.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional	Patient
28/08/2017	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was registering a patient into the hospital when she suffered a severe allergic reaction to a visitor's perfume, requiring hospitalization.	Other or unspecified allergic reactions	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Beauty preparations, cosmetics
03/08/2017	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was crossing from one building to another through a glass-enclosed walkway when she slipped and fell to the ground, breaking her right hip and requiring surgery.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor
01/04/2017	East Side Service Center Inc	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was outside of his tow truck helping a customer with a tow in the breakdown lane when he was struck by a car, breaking his pelvis.	Fractures	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road	Automobile
18/02/2017	Metacomet Country Club	East Providence	Rhode Island	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.	Heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
17/01/2017	HOMESTEAD BAKING COMPANY	East Providence	Rhode Island	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.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized
14/09/2016	Benchmark Senior Living	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was finishing her morning medication administration cycle when she was called into an apartment by another worker to help move a resident from her bed to a wheelchair. The resident began to lose her balance, so the employee tried to help her to the ground, suffering acute severe lower back pain with disc protrusion in the process.	Herniated discs	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lowering-single episode	Patient
02/09/2016	Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was performing maintenance on an air handler unit. The equipment was shut down, but the belt was still moving. The employee shined a flashlight on the belt to inspect it and the flashlight contacted the belt, causing her glove to be pulled into the moving belt. She sustained a partial amputation to her right ring finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
08/07/2016	Mars 2000, Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was evaluating a machine operation as it pertained to the air pressure pushing plastic molded parts out of the tool and dropping them into the container below. He was standing on top of the machine looking down into the tool area as it opened and closed when he saw that the plastic molded part was hung up in the tool. When he attempted to remove the stuck part, the machine cycled and caught his hand between two tool sections, crushing his right hand and fingers.	Crushing injuries	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery
16/05/2016	A & M Sheetmetal & Roofing, Inc.	East Providence	Rhode Island	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.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet	Roof surfaces other than roof edge
21/04/2016	Pizza Hut	Providence	Rhode Island	On 4/21/16, at approximately 9:20 AM, an employee accidentally drank cleaning solution while mixing an iced tea.	Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance	Cleaning and polishing agents
06/04/2016	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	On 4/6/16, an employee suffered an asthmatic reaction to a degreasing chemical that was sprayed on the floor and required hospitalization.	Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Solvents, degreasers
21/03/2016	Frito - Lay Inc.	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was attempting to enter the back of his delivery truck when he stepped on the dock plate, slipped, and fell, breaking his left hip. The dock plate was wet from the snow. He was hospitalized overnight.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Ramps, loading docks, dock plates	Ice, sleet, snow
02/03/2016	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	An employee was struck on the head by a piece of concrete that fell from the ceiling. He suffered a concussion.	Concussions	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment	Scrap, waste, debris
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