Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Coca Cola Bottling Co. | Report ID | 2018022003 |
| Address | 9696 Plank Rd. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70811 |
| Event Date | February 27, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 312111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.53000, -91.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was traveling west on a forklift through a warehouse when he impacted another forklift traveling east. The impact was a glancing left front to left front. The injured employee continued to travel and impacted a parked electric pallet jack about 20 feet away. The employee suffered a fractured left femur that required hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On February 27, 2018, a worker at Coca Cola Bottling Co. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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