Bottling Group, LLC

An employee was securing a trailer and preparing to depart a customer location. To exit the lift gate, he jumped approximately 12 to 18 inches to the ground and strained his left knee.

An employee was making a right turn on an unloaded powered pallet jack and lost control. The employee jumped off the pallet jack and the pallet jack then pinched his right ankle against a pallet of finished goods, fracturing it.

An employee was moving a powered pallet jack when their ankle was pinned between the jack and a racking system resulting in a broken ankle and a ruptured Achilles tendon. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was training on a lift when they struck a guardrail, resulting in a leg laceration.

An employee was accompanying a quality inspector who was conducting an annual quality audit on the beverage can filler production area. The quality inspector asked to see a strainer located on the piping housing. The employee proceeded to remove the strainer from the piping line. While attempting to remove the strainer, the strainer ejected from the piping and struck the employee above the left eye. The employee sustained a concussion and a laceration above the left eye.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was delivering beverages when he fell from the truck's liftgate to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured wrist, a dislocated shoulder, and bruised ribs.

An employee was performing maintenance under a van. The van slipped off the jack and struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs in the left upper torso. The employee was hospitalized.

During scheduled preventative maintenance, an employee was searching for vertical bagger shafts. Upon locating a box thought to contain new shafts, the employee removed two high-powered magnets from bubble wrap. The magnets forcefully attracted to each other and amputated the employee's fingertip.

An employee was walking beside a pallet jack while operating it and became pinned between the pallet jack and some pallets. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.

An employee was replenishing product in a warehouse aisle. They collapsed and fell onto their back, striking their head on the concrete and suffering a laceration to the back of their head and injuries requiring hospitalization and brain surgery.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.