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OSHA Injury Report: Refresco

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Refresco in 2090 Bartow Road, Lakeland, FL 33810 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lift Truck Operator in beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Refresco
Parent company
Refresco
Street
2090 Bartow Road
City
Lakeland
State
FL
ZIP
33810
On-site location
Palletizer

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Employee was straightening the case on the top of the palletizer and was descending the ship ladder when the site power went out. They were mid-way on the decent of the ship ladder when the power went out so they continued their decent.

What happened

descending the ship ladder when the site power went out. They were mid-way on the decent of the ship ladder when the power went out so they continued their decent. AS they stepped to the last rung of the ladder they missed the step and their right leg went all the way to the ground causing their right knee to make contact with the ladder rung.

Injury or illness

bruise contusion of right knee

Object or substance involved

palletizer ship ladder

Summary line

descending the ship ladder when the site power went out. They were mid-way on the decent of the ship ladder when the power went out so they continued their decent. AS they stepped to the last rung of the ladder they missed the step and their right leg w

Employee and industry

Job description
Lift Truck Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
312111 — Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
506993
Establishment ID
1075861
Employer case #
LKL-2023-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:16:55:00

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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.