NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND—
Electric Boat Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Electric Boat Corporation, 165 Dillabur Avenue, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 02852 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a plasma cutter and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
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GROTON, CONNECTICUT—
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION
At about 10:30 a.m. on August 9, 2024, an employee tripped over the T-handle of a storage handling cart, which was lying on the ground. The employee fell, suffered a broken left wrist and right arm, and was hospitalized.
GROTON, CONNECTICUT—
Electric Boat Corporation
An employee was walking indoors when they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a right hip fracture.
GROTON, CONNECTICUT—
Electric Boat Corporation
An employee was descending a ladder when they fell 5 feet to the concrete ground and suffered back, hip, and elbow injuries.
GROTON, CONNECTICUT—
Electric Boat Corporation
An employee was walking down the corridor on the first level of a submarine when she fell seven feet through an open deck hatch to the floor on the middle level of the submarine, resulting in a left knee injury.
GROTON, CONNECTICUT—
Electric Boat Corporation
An employee was walking on the south pier checking freeze protection drains when they slipped on ice caused by a leaking valve in the vicinity of the drain. The employee fell onto their right side and their finger was cut on something sharp, resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
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