# Fractures at YANKEE HILL MACHINE CO. INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016109763` · 10/17/2016 · NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Automobile
- **Secondary source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** YANKEE HILL MACHINE CO. INC.
- **Location:** 20 LADD AVE., NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01060
- **NAICS:** 332721
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about October 24, 2016, an employee and his coworker attempted to jumpstart a car. As one car was pulled up to the other, the employee's knee was pinched between the two cars. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a broken knee.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*