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Westerly, RI —

OSHA Injury Report: Westerly Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Westerly Hospital in 25 Wells Street, Westerly, RI 2891 resulted in days away from work. Employee was respiratory Therapist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Westerly Hospital
Parent company
Yale New Haven Health
Street
25 Wells Street
City
Westerly
State
RI
ZIP
2891
On-site location
25WELLS WESTERLY HOSPITAL MAIN CAMPUS(25 WELLS STREET) Floor 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
121

Before the incident

WALKING TO TRASH CAN TO DISPOSE OF DIRTY RESPIRATORY NEB EQUIPMENT

What happened

SLIPPED ON EMPTY FLOOSWAB PACKAGE AND PLASTIC OBJECT

Injury or illness

BODY HURTS ALL OVER INJURIED EVERYTHING LEFT KNEE- RIGHT KNEE- LEFT ARM- LEFT WRIST- LEFT FINGERS- LEFT ELBOW- LEFT SHOULDER STRAINED NECK AND BACK. Severe pain in left arm left hand and left fingers left wrist left elbow left shoulder neck and back Severe pain left knee and right knee. My whole body is aching

Object or substance involved

SLIPPED ON EMPTY FLOOSWAB PACKAGE AND LANDED ON SOMETHING BLUNT ? PLASTIC ON LEFT KNEE ABRASION NOTED FELL ON RIGHT KNEE LANDED ON LEFT ARM FOOSH LEFT HAND AND FINGERS LEFT WRIST LEFT ELBOW LEFT SHOULDER STRAINED NECK AND BACK

Summary line

Slipped on a plastic package on floor and hurt her left shoulder both knees and her whole body ached.

Employee and industry

Job description
Respiratory Therapist
SOC code
29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
596
Total hours worked
880575
EIN
460543230
Establishment ID
174913
Employer case #
W41742730

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:33
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:18:56:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.