South Deerfield, MA

Employers with the most severe injuries in South Deerfield

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• The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS · 2024-02-17 · Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction

  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.

• Pelican Products, Inc. SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS · 2021-01-04 · 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.

• Pelican Products, Inc. SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS · 2020-12-28 · Fall on same level due to slipping

  While walking outside, an employee slipped on ice and fell on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

• The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS · 2020-02-21 · Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified

  A reach truck struck an order picker. The employee operating the reach truck suffered a cut left Achilles tendon.

• The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS · 2020-01-16 · 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.

• Agronomic Field Services SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS · 2019-02-25 · 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.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.