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The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. in SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. Report ID 2020010477
Address 14 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01373
Event Date January 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.46000, -72.59000

Incident Narrative

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.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2020, a worker at The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. in SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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