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OSHA Injury Report: Refresco

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Refresco in 2090 Bartow Road, Lakeland, FL 33810 resulted in other recordable case. 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
outside grounds Trash Dumpster

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was dumping hopper into the open top dumpster. The hopper was filled with rejects from the line. When employee hit the release handle the hopper shifted on the lift forks and fell to opposite side then expected striking the employee in the head.

What happened

When employee hit the release handle the hopper shifted on the lift forks and fell to opposite side then expected striking the employee in the head. The employee received a contusion and laceration and requested off site treatment.

Injury or illness

Contusion of the knee

Object or substance involved

Portable dumping hopper

Summary line

Emptying hopper into open top dumpster while hopper was raised with forklift. When employee hit the release handle the hopper shifted on the lift forks and fell to opposite side then expected striking the employee in the head. The employee received a con

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
15:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:17:10:00

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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.