Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pepsico, INC., 7700 W. 71st Street, BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS 60455
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was vacuuming the framework around a belt conveyor when the vacuum attachment and employee's arm were pulled into the conveyor. The employee suffered fractures to the right radius and ulna.
An employee was on a trailer lift to check in a truck driver after a delivery when he fell off the lift to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip.
An employee was driving an end-rider powered industrial truck to retrieve a case of soda. Upon stepping off the vehicle, the employee's ankle was pinned between it and the pallet, resulting in an ankle fracture.
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack while delivering soft drinks when another employee walked in front of him, causing him to stop and jerk the handle back. The pallet jack then rolled onto his right foot, resulting in amputation of his pinky toe.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311999)
An employee was reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to open the liftgate on the back of a delivery truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the gate and its frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.