Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-04 | South Deerfield | Ma | Pelican Products, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On January 4, 2021, an employee was standing on a platform while pulling an object when they fell backward through railings 8.5 feet to the concrete floor below, resulting in hospitalization due to a concussion and lacerations to the head and leg. | |||||
2020-02-21 | South Deerfield | Massachusett | The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
A reach truck struck an order picker. The employee operating the reach truck suffered a cut left Achilles tendon. | |||||
2020-01-16 | South Deerfield | Massachusett | The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On January 16, 2020, at 6:20 p.m., an employee stepped out of the cab of a trailer truck and onto an asphalt road when he slipped on black ice, fell on the road. He suffered a head injury and laceration, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-02-25 | South Deerfield | Massachusett | Agronomic Field Services | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While picking up repair parts at a local distributor, an employee slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. The employee's left leg was broken. | |||||
2016-07-29 | South Deerfield | Massachusett | Pelican Products, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee was pulling a pallet truck and felt discomfort. The employee was later hospitalized with a collapsed lung. |