Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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.
Context
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