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OSHA Injury Report: Niagara Bottling, LLC - Florence

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Niagara Bottling, LLC - Florence in 2222 Florence Harllee Blvd., Florence, SC 29506 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Operator Lead in beverages, naturally carbonated bottled water, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Niagara Bottling, LLC - Florence
Parent company
Niagara Bottling, LLC
Street
2222 Florence Harllee Blvd.
City
Florence
State
SC
ZIP
29506
On-site location
Baler/Production

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
108

Before the incident

Two production leads were ejecting a bail at the bottle crusher using standard procedures including raising a pallet with a forklift to accept the bale.

What happened

As one lead used the pendant controls to push the bale forward the other stood beside the forklift. When the bale was halfway out a baling wire snapped and impaled the lead’s upper left arm

Injury or illness

Puncture to the left elbow from baling wire

Object or substance involved

Bailing wire

Summary line

[REDACTED] to the left elbow from baling waire

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator Lead
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
312112 — Beverages, naturally carbonated bottled water, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
156
Total hours worked
320523
EIN
330843510
Establishment ID
678099
Employer case #
2025-01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
14:04
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:20:28:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.