Warwick, RI —
OSHA Injury Report: AA Sign and Awning
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at AA Sign and Awning in Warwick, RI 2888 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was installer in electrical signs manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- AA Sign and Awning
- Street
- 221 Jefferson Blvd
- City
- Warwick
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 2888
- On-site location
- On the Highway
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
Standing in proximity of a co-worker using a 10 lbs. sledge hammer to install U-Channel posts into the [REDACTED]
What happened
On [REDACTED] a co-worker was using the seldgehammer in proximity to the employee the head of the tool detached while in use and became airborne striking the employee on the crown of the head lacerating his scalp requiring 4 staples to close.
Injury or illness
scalp laceration that requried 4 taples to close the wound
Object or substance involved
Iron steel sledgehammer head
Summary line
Emploee scalp lacerated when sledgehammer head detached from tool while in use and struck employee.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Installer
- SOC code
- 49-9099 — Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 339950 — Electrical signs manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 30
- Total hours worked
- 60000
- Establishment ID
- 1379806
- Employer case #
- 2024B
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30
- Time of incident
- 9:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 02MAR2025:03:05:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.