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OSHA Injury Report: Refresco

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Refresco in Lakeland, FL 33810 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lift Truck Operator in beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing.

Establishment
Refresco
Parent company
Refresco
Street
2090 Bartow Road
City
Lakeland
State
FL
ZIP
33810
On-site location
Palletizer
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Employee was straightening the case on the top of the palletizer and was descending the ship ladder when the site power went out. They were mid-way on the decent of the ship ladder when the power went out so they continued their decent.

descending the ship ladder when the site power went out. They were mid-way on the decent of the ship ladder when the power went out so they continued their decent. AS they stepped to the last rung of the ladder they missed the step and their right leg went all the way to the ground causing their right knee to make contact with the ladder rung.

bruise contusion of right knee

palletizer ship ladder

descending the ship ladder when the site power went out. They were mid-way on the decent of the ship ladder when the power went out so they continued their decent. AS they stepped to the last rung of the ladder they missed the step and their right leg w

Job description
Lift Truck Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
312111 — Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
506993
Establishment ID
1075861
Employer case #
LKL-2023-3
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:16:55:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.