Pepsi Beverages of North America
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — ORLANDO, FLORIDA
| Employer | Pepsi Beverages of North America | Report ID | 2020043948 |
| Address | 1700 Directors Row | City, State ZIP | ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32807 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 312111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.45000, -81.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working around a can line conveyor when his left leg lower extremity made contact with a metal bracket mounted to the can line conveyor, resulting in a laceration to his left Achilles tendon. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2020, a worker at Pepsi Beverages of North America in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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