Pepsi Beverages Company
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Pepsi Beverages Company | Report ID | 2015053115 |
| Address | 2641 Shillington Road | City, State ZIP | SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA 19608 |
| Event Date | May 22, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 312111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.31000, -76.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was climbing over a pallet of product when he got his foot caught and fell off the pallet breaking his knee cap.
Incident Summary
On May 22, 2015, a worker at Pepsi Beverages Company in SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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