Pepsi Beverages Company

An employee was removing a dock plate when they fell between the truck and the dock. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated kneecap.

An employee was driving a pallet jack backward to line up with a pallet when his left foot got caught between the pallet jack and a storage rack, resulting in injuries to his left ankle.

An employee was at a customer site delivering product. He was trying to lower his lift gate when the dock leveler was engaged. He fell between the dock and the lift gate and injured his legs.

An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) when it struck a concrete pillar in the warehouse. The employee's foot was crushed between the PIT and the pillar resulting in toe amputations.

An employee opened a T-handle valve on a tanker truck. The running pump caused the valve to slam shut on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the tip.

An employee was moving a loaded lift from an aisle when it became wedged in the aisle and abruptly stopped, throwing the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, and fractures to two neck vertebrae and the left scapula.

An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift while unloading it from a flatbed trailer. The brake released, causing the aerial lift to strike another lift. The employee sustained a partially collapsed lung, rib fractures, and bleeding from the kidneys.

An employee was moving materials using an all-terrain vehicle when the vehicle struck an overhead boom. The employee's head struck against the steering wheel and he was ejected to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.

An employee was loading and unloading palletized material with a powered pallet jack. The pallet jack backed up and the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and a bumper/trailer hitch, resulting in fractures to the right ankle and left tibia.

An employee was operating a forklift and went to grab a hold of the swinging arm to swing it into place. His hand was caught between the forklift and the swing arm, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

An employee was using a powered pallet jack. As he was maneuvering backward, his right foot slipped, causing the pallet jack to pin his right leg against a rack. He suffered a laceration between his ankle and his calf, as well as a fracture, and was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) fusion machine. The machine's carriage was directing a fitting that was being lifted from the machine when the employee's left ring finger was crushed in a pinch point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was struck by a semi truck and pinned against a forklift while performing unloading activities. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a torn left MCL.

An employee was on top of a railcar and was using a rod to push out some resin that had become lodged inside of the car. When he lifted the rod, it contacted a live, overhead wire and he was electrocuted. The employee sustained burns to 12-20 percent of their body.

An employee used a forklift to take a trash hopper to the dumpster. While driving back from the dumpster, the cord that had been used to open the hopper handle got caught under a wheel of the forklift causing the cord to tighten around the employee's left hand. The employee sustained amputation to the index, middle, and ring fingers.

An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.

An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.

An employee was rappelling down a tree. When he was most of the way down, he fell on the ground and suffered a broken pelvis.

An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.

An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.