COCA-COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - LAKELAND, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at COCA-COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA, LLC in LAKELAND, Florida
Employer COCA-COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA, LLC
Address 3501 S Florida Ave
City, State ZIP LAKELAND, Florida 33803
Report ID 2019043848
Event Date April 15, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 312111
GPS Coordinates 28.00097, -81.95949

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Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to free a dock plate when his right hand was caught between the surface and the dock plate. The top of the hand was lacerated and the little, ring, and middle fingers were broken.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2019, a worker at COCA-COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA, LLC in LAKELAND, Florida suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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