Polar Beverages

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Fractures — AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Polar Beverages in AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Polar Beverages Report ID 2025021705
Address 26 Southbridge St City, State ZIP AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS 01501
Event Date February 21, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s) unspecified
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Pallet jack riding
Secondary Source Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection # 1807245
GPS Coordinates 42.22000, -71.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack when the pallet jack struck a support beam. The employee sustained a fractured leg and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2025, a worker at Polar Beverages in AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with pallet jack riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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