# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015052511` · 5/1/2015 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
- **Location:** 4600 East Lake Blvd., BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a baler when some cardboard got stuck. This affected the operation of the baler. The employee used a hook to dislodge the cardboard. The baler caught the hook and pulled the employee's right hand against the frame of the baler injuring his hand. The employee was sent to the hospital and kept overnight due to his injuries.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*