OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA—
Pepsico, Inc
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pepsico, Inc, 14501 N. Kelley Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73114 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized for a back injury after pulling products off a shelf and loading them onto a pallet.
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