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OSHA Injury Report: Reading Distribution Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Reading Distribution Center in 243 Snyder Road, Reading, PA 19605 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lead Merchandiser in soft drinks merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Reading Distribution Center
Parent company
ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages
Street
243 Snyder Road
City
Reading
State
PA
ZIP
19605
On-site location
422E Interstate

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Driving along route [REDACTED]

What happened

Employee attempted to move into the left lane at the same time the vehicle behind them moved into the left lane at a greater speed. Employee then attempted to quickly switch into the right lane again lost control and swerved into a concrete barrier.

Injury or illness

Chest contusion and left forearm lacerations.

Object or substance involved

Vehicle accident concrete barrier.

Summary line

Chest contusions and left forearm lacerations from vehicle accident

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Merchandiser
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
424490 — Soft drinks merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
144
Total hours worked
299452
Establishment ID
986878
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:17:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.