Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., 4600 East Lake Blvd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35217
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
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.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Pallet jack riding
More severe injuries at 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.
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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.
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.
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An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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Two employees were operating a paving machine at approximately 1 mile per hour. The paver made a sudden turn, that threw the injured employee off balance. He reached for the handhold next to him and missed, falling 6 inches off the platform to the ground. The adjustable handle for the wing on the paving machine went between his left-hand fingers with the full weight of his body. The employee suffered a closed fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in his hand.
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