Electric Boat worker killed on job

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - An Electric Boat worker injured on the job Wednesday morning has died from his injuries, according to a company news release. In a bulletin sent to employees, the company said the victim was a rigger at the plant.

The accident happened at 7:25 a.m. at the company's Quonset manufacturing facility in North Kingstown. The 31-year-old worker was then taken to Kent Hospital in Warwick, where he was pronounced dead, the release said. Company officials said the victim worked for Electric Boat for 10 years.

According to North Kingstown Police, the worker was in the process of moving a section of steel and got trapped between a piece of machinery and a large door that was being closed.

The company said in addition to cooperating with North Kingstown police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), it is also conducting its own investigation.

Electric Boat said it making counselors available to work with employees.

“We are extremely saddened by this loss and I know that you share in this grief. We are a tight-knit group and we will all feel the effects of this incident for quite some time,” said Bill Frydryk, Quonset Point site manager in a bulletin to employees. “Our thoughts are with the employee’s family.”