Coca-Cola Refreshment

Overexertion in lifting-single episode — Sprains — NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coca-Cola Refreshment in NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Coca-Cola Refreshment Report ID 2017065436
Address 9 B Street City, State ZIP NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS 02494
Event Date June 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Sprains Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.29000, -71.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was picking up a 3 foot x 3 foot pallet to stack it on another pallet during a delivery when he suffered an acute lumbar sprain.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2017, a worker at Coca-Cola Refreshment in NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS suffered sprains to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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