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Worker airlifted after falling from Appleby Street roof; OSHA investigating

Newport Published Nov 5, 2026, 10:46 AM

A man was airlifted to Rhode Island Hospital Thursday morning after falling from a roof on Appleby Street, and Newport police and federal workplace safety investigators are looking into what happened. Newport police and firefighters responded to the property at about 7:48 a.m. on a report of a man who had fallen from a roof, […] The post Worker airlifted after falling from Appleby Street roof;…

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