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OSHA Injury Report: Reading Distribution Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Reading Distribution Center in 243 Snyder Road, Reading, PA 19605 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was dRIVER MERCHANDISER HOURLY 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
Trailer

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Picking up toppled product from a skid.

What happened

PICKING UP PRODUCT THAT TOPPLED OVER AND HURT BACK

Injury or illness

Lumbar strain

Object or substance involved

Cases of beverages

Summary line

Back injury when picking up cases of beverages inside a trailer

Employee and industry

Job description
DRIVER MERCHANDISER HOURLY
SOC code
53-3031 — Driver/Sales Workers
NAICS code
424490 — Soft drinks merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
151
Total hours worked
299883
Establishment ID
986878
Employer case #
714109972

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
3:30
Time of incident
4:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:21:32:00

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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.