MARIETTA, GEORGIA—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., 1091 Industrial Park Drive, MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30062 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
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.
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.
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.
MOBILE, ALABAMA—
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
An employee was operating a forklift on an assembly line while a co-worker operated a layer picker. The forklift was struck by the layer picker attachment, causing it to fall over. The employee suffered four broken toes, damage to their big toe nail, and soft tissue damage to the big toe.
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