Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MCALLEN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC in MCALLEN, TEXAS
Employer Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC Report ID 2024053888
Address 2400 Expressway 83 West City, State ZIP MCALLEN, TEXAS 78501
Event Date May 3, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # 1747506
GPS Coordinates 26.19000, -98.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting machine parts of the can-line palletizer when his fingers contacted the chain and sprockets of the machine, resulting in surgical amputation to his fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2024, a worker at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC in MCALLEN, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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