PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI—
Pepsi Beverage Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pepsi Beverage Company, 620 East President Ave., PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI 38863 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lowering the gate on a baler when the fifth digit on her left hand got crushed, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
More severe injuries at Pepsi Beverage Company
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI—
PEPSI BEVERAGE COMPANY
An employee was moving a 50-pound CO2 cylinder from a pallet when he lost his grip and the cylinder fell onto his left big toe. The tip of the toe required surgical partial amputation.
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA—
Pepsi Beverage Company
After handling materials in the environmental heat, an employee started experiencing heat-related illness symptoms, including cramping and nausea. The employee was hospitalized.
TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS—
Pepsi Beverage Company
An employee had a heart attack while moving a vending machine.
WOODVILLE, OHIO—
Pepsi Beverage Company
An employee was organizing the stock room and bumped his elbow on a stack of wooden pallets. The elbow later became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
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