Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pepsico, Inc. , 617 Main Street , BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 60010
on — Strains, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was assembling a heat exchanger. He bent over to hand a co-worker a screw and strained his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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