Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bottling Group LLC, 1644 Rock Mountain Blvd., STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30083
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was making a right turn on an unloaded powered pallet jack and lost control. The employee jumped off the pallet jack and the pallet jack then pinched his right ankle against a pallet of finished goods, fracturing it.
An employee was securing a trailer and preparing to depart a customer location. To exit the lift gate, he jumped approximately 12 to 18 inches to the ground and strained his left knee.
An employee was moving a powered pallet jack when their ankle was pinned between the jack and a racking system resulting in a broken ankle and a ruptured Achilles tendon. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was accompanying a quality inspector who was conducting an annual quality audit on the beverage can filler production area. The quality inspector asked to see a strainer located on the piping housing. The employee proceeded to remove the strainer from the piping line. While attempting to remove the strainer, the strainer ejected from the piping and struck the employee above the left eye. The employee sustained a concussion and a laceration above the left eye.
An employee was transferring food into a cooler from a rack that was on a pallet jack. The employee was moving the pallet jack so the rack would be closer to the cooler. While getting off the pallet jack, the employee became caught between the pallet jack and the cooler. His right ankle was fractured.
An employee was driving a double pallet jack down an aisle when another piece of equipment came through the aisle. Realizing that the two pieces of equipment were about to collide, the employee jumped off the pallet jack. It then ran over his leg, breaking his leg/ankle.
An employee was operating a forklift when the load shifted. The employee jumped from the forklift and it rolled backward, falling off the ramp and pinning the employee underneath it. They sustained head trauma and injuries to the shoulder, arm, pelvis, and leg.
An employee was operating a rider-style powered pallet jack. He lost his balance causing him to fall off and become trapped between it and a wall. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a stand-on mower down a hill when the mower started sliding. The employee jumped off the mower and fell to the ground. Their hand was cut by the mower blade, resulting in a laceration and a thumb amputation.
An employee was driving a package car around a building on UPS property when the vehicle struck a bump. The force from hitting the bump unbuckled the employee's seatbelt and caused them to fall out of the vehicle onto the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for fractures to their hip and pelvis.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 312111)
An employee was delivering beverages when he fell from the truck's liftgate to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured wrist, a dislocated shoulder, and bruised ribs.
An employee was performing maintenance under a van. The van slipped off the jack and struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs in the left upper torso. The employee was hospitalized.
During scheduled preventative maintenance, an employee was searching for vertical bagger shafts. Upon locating a box thought to contain new shafts, the employee removed two high-powered magnets from bubble wrap. The magnets forcefully attracted to each other and amputated the employee's fingertip.
An employee was walking beside a pallet jack while operating it and became pinned between the pallet jack and some pallets. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
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An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
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