Bethlehem, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Distribution Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Distribution Center in 2150 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017 resulted in days away from work. Employee was merchandiser in soft drinks merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lehigh Valley Distribution Center
- Parent company
- ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages
- Street
- 2150 Industrial Drive
- City
- Bethlehem
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18017
- On-site location
- Customer location Giant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 29
- Days restricted or transferred
- 88
Before the incident
Loading product from pallet to shelf while on knees
What happened
EE REACHING FOR THE 12 PACKS ON PALLET HURT LOW BACK.
Injury or illness
Lumbar strain. Herniation of intervertebral disc of lumbar spine with sciatica
Object or substance involved
Case of soda ergonomic pulling
Summary line
Employee hurt back while moving cases of soda from pallet to shelf while on knees and twisting.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MERCHANDISER
- SOC code
- 13-1022: Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
- NAICS code
- 424490: Soft drinks merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 126
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 252,684
- Establishment ID
- 986864
- Employer case #
- 714113017
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:18
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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