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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 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
Customer Premise

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Stocking store [REDACTED]

What happened

SQUATTING DOWN AT WORK [REDACTED] TO PUT ITEMS ON A LOWER SHELF. WHEN HE STOOD UP FELT A POP IN HIP LOWER BACK.

Injury or illness

Strain of muscle fascia and tendon of left hip

Object or substance involved

Ergonomic

Summary line

Strain of hip and fascia when standing up after stocking shelves with beverages.

Employee and industry

Job description
MERCHANDISER HOURLY
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
424490 — Soft drinks merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
151
Total hours worked
299883
Establishment ID
986878
Employer case #
714111939

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:22
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:21:56:00

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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.