BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc
Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc, Finishline Racing, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 39531 on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering product to a customer when he experienced severe leg cramps, requiring hospitalization for dehydration and heat stress.
More severe injuries at Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc
KENNER, LOUISIANA—
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
An employee secured her pallet jack on a trailer, then turned the handle to lock it. The jack moved and pinned her right leg against the side of the trailer. She suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
An employee was unloading a pallet jack from a flatbed trailer. When the tire of the pallet jack contacted the wood decking of the trailer, the jack shifted abruptly and caused the employee to fall off the side of the trailer, landing on the ground. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of his head, a concussion, and a fractured right elbow.
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
On January 24, 2024, an employee was using a rag to clean a drum that rotates bottles for labeling. The rag got caught on the drum and pulled their right index finger into the point of operation, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
An employee was clearing a jam in a palletizer. The machine started up and pulled the employee's hand into a chain and sprocket, amputating four fingers.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
On November 16, 2021, an employee was loading product onto a truck at the warehouse loading dock. While unjamming the dock plate, his right middle finger was caught between the dock plate and the trailer's threshold, resulting in amputation of his right middle finger at the nail.
View Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc's full OSHA safety record →
Similar incidents · Same event type
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—
Great Northwest Concrete
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA—
Lady Moon Farms, Inc.
An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.
EL PASO, TEXAS—
Federal Bureau of Investigation
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
Hi-Tech Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc.
An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.
KELLER, TEXAS—
2911 Logistics
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 312111)
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK—
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC
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.
AVENEL, NEW JERSEY—
The American Bottling Company
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.
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI—
Sqwincher Activity Drink
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.
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA—
Buffalo Rock Company
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.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
CB Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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.
More severe injuries in MISSISSIPPI
LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI—
Howard Industries Inc.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI—
Owl's Head Alloys West Point
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI—
Ingalls Shipbuilding
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI—
Heavy Equipment Movers and Installation, LLC
An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.