Coca-Cola North America

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified — Fractures — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coca-Cola North America in 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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