OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385214

PEPSI-COLA METROPOLITAN BOTTLING COMPANY INC.

MANCHESTER, NH· 2021-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Driving, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Pinch Point, Pinched, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck Against
NAICS: 424490
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345496871
Employer profile: PEPSI-COLA METROPOLITAN BOTTLING COMPANY INC.
Summary number: 221385214
Report ID: 0111700

Event description

Employee operating PIV bruises leg when pinched between pall

Investigation abstract

At 9:15 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working for a soft drink bottling operation was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was using the PIV to move pallets while he had his leg hanging over the side of the vehicle. The employee caught his leg between two pallets as a result. The employee was hospitalized to treat a bruised lower leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Event type
6

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