The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction — Fractures — SOUTH DEERFIELD, Massachusetts
| Employer | The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. |
| Address | 14 Industrial Drive West |
| City, State ZIP | SOUTH DEERFIELD, Massachusetts 01373 |
| Report ID | 2024021512 |
| Event Date | February 17, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction |
| Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.46620, -72.60828 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to dislodge a standup forklift that had a wheel stuck in the floor of a container that was being offloaded (the floor had given way). The employee wrapped a tow chain around the mast guard of a counterbalance forklift and hooked the chain to the wheel of the standup forklift. When the standup forklift dislodged and started to travel down the dock plate toward the slower counterbalance forklift, the right fork of the counterbalance forklift entered the cab space of the standup forklift striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the left leg below the knee.
Incident Summary
On February 17, 2024, a worker at The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. in SOUTH DEERFIELD, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3 severe injury reports involving "Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction" incidents in our database. Browse all Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction injuries.
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| Jan 16, 2024 | McLane Company, Inc. | COTTONWOOD, Alabama | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Hosp. |
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