Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coca Cola Beverages Florida, 10051 Alico Rd., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33913
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
At a customer's facility an employee was moving a soda fountain dispenser on a pallet to the back of their truck for loading. The employee fell off his truck and landed on the asphalt ground, sustaining a fractured hip and bruises.
HospitalizedHip(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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