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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 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
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Lifting cases of beverages to organize backstock

What happened

EE LIFTING PRODUCT AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT ARM

Injury or illness

Biceps strain left left shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

CASES OF BEVERAGES - LIFTING

Summary line

SHOULDER BICEP INJURY WHEN LIFTING CASES OF 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 #
714113623

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:55
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:22:03:00

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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.