Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Abarta Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC, 859 Nazareth Pike, NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA 18064
on — Soft tissue injuries unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on their knees while reaching and pulling product from a pallet to stock shelves. They suffered a back injury that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Containers unspecified
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