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OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Distribution Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Distribution Center in 2150 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mERCHANDISER in soft drinks merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lehigh Valley Distribution Center
Parent company
ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages
Street
2150 Industrial Drive
City
Bethlehem
State
PA
ZIP
18017
On-site location
Customer location Giant

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
29
Days restricted or transferred
88

Before the incident

Loading product from pallet to shelf while on knees

What happened

EE REACHING FOR THE 12 PACKS ON PALLET HURT LOW BACK.

Injury or illness

Lumbar strain. Herniation of intervertebral disc of lumbar spine with sciatica

Object or substance involved

Case of soda ergonomic pulling

Summary line

Employee hurt back while moving cases of soda from pallet to shelf while on knees and twisting.

Employee and industry

Job description
MERCHANDISER
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
424490 — Soft drinks merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
126
Total hours worked
252684
Establishment ID
986864
Employer case #
714113017

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:18
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:12:14:00

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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.