Coca Cola Refreshment, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — EL PASO, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coca Cola Refreshment, Inc. in EL PASO, Texas
Employer Coca Cola Refreshment, Inc.
Address 11001 Gateway West Blvd.
City, State ZIP EL PASO, Texas 79935
Report ID 2016087921
Event Date August 23, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 312111
GPS Coordinates 31.74695, -106.33377

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing bearings from a cappers shaft when the bearing puller broke and a piece of the puller struck his left hand, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2016, a worker at Coca Cola Refreshment, Inc. in EL PASO, Texas suffered fractures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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