PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MACON, Georgia
| Employer | PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC. |
| Address | 4541 HOUSTON AVE. |
| City, State ZIP | MACON, Georgia 31206 |
| Report ID | 2015010019 |
| Event Date | January 1, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Pallet jack-powered |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424490 |
| Inspection # | 1017194 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.77816, -83.65903 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee's leg was pinned between a truck and the powered pallet jack being operated. The employee was hospitalized for treatment/surgery at Navicent Health.
Incident Summary
On January 1, 2015, a worker at PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC. in MACON, Georgia suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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