AKRON, OHIO—
DS Services of America, Inc.
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DS Services of America, Inc., 300 Opportunity Pkwy., AKRON, OHIO 44307 on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was carrying a box inside a warehouse when it slipped out of their hands and struck their knee. The employee then fell and landed on the concrete floor, resulting in a right femur fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
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HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS—
DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
On October 24, 2023, at 4:00 AM, an employee was operating the palletizer machine. They were straightening water bottles when their right arm was caught in the machine and fractured. The employee required surgery.
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS—
DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
An employee was walking from a palletizer to the production line conveyor to get a case of water to finish off a damaged pallet. He tripped on an uneven part of the floor (a drain that was 3/8-inch deep, 5-inches wide, and 5-feet long) and fell sustaining a broken left femur.
WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT—
DS Services of America Inc
A forklift hit an employee. The rack on its forks pinned him against a truck, and he suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung.
MIDLAND, TEXAS—
DS Services of America, Inc.
An employee was adjusting a forklift's fork extender chain. The chain lacerated three fingers on the employee's right hand. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC
An employee was retrieving a bottle cap from a de-capper machine. The mechanism caught the employee's right hand, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized.
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