Coca-Cola North America
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified — Fractures — ATLANTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Coca-Cola North America | Report ID | 2017076759 |
| Address | 3791 Browns Mill Rd. | City, State ZIP | ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30354 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311930 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.65000, -84.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to transfer a pallet of product through the warehouse and drove over a wet area that had just been mopped. The forklift lost traction and slid into a rack. The employee's right hand was caught in the metal grate of the rack, fracturing her middle, ring, and pinky fingers and lacerating her hand.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2017, a worker at Coca-Cola North America in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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