Portsmouth, RI

Employers with the most severe injuries in Portsmouth

Example incidents

• Franco Contractors PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND · 2025-08-29 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet

  An employee was working on a roof. He fell from the roof area onto a concrete pool slab about 30 feet below, striking his head. He suffered a severe laceration to his forehead and a fracture to the right arm.

• Atria Aquidneck Place PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND · 2025-06-27 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip

  A resident pushed a walker in front of an employee, causing her to trip and fall. The employee struck her head on the floor and was hospitalized with a brain bleed.

• Shannon Boat Company, Inc. PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND · 2018-10-03 · Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker

  An employee was using a utility knife to cut off the top of a 5-gallon plastic pail. The knife slipped and severely lacerated his left forearm. He was hospitalized.

• Sealcoating, Inc. PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND · 2018-08-17 · Contact with hot objects or substances

  An employee was using a wheelbarrow to pour hot stone and rubber into a bridge plug joint when the wheelbarrow started to tip over. As he tried to stop it from falling, the hot rubber contacted his skin, causing a third degree burn to his right forearm between the wrist and elbow.

• Premier Landscape LLC PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND · 2016-07-25 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet

  An employee was standing on an orchard ladder while trimming a bush. He lost his balance and fell 6 to 8 feet onto the asphalt road, breaking his hip.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.