Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., 118 Moonachie Ave., CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY 07072
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell to the dock floor and fractured his left elbow during delivery at the VA Hospital in East Orange, New Jersey.
HospitalizedElbow(s)Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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