Americans drink both bottled water and sodas like it’s their job to do so; open any American French door refrigerator, and chances are that you’ll see dozens of bottles of bottled water, coke both in cans and bottles, and a variety of brand-name soft drinks. To this end, the demand for bottled water and drinks shows no sign of letting up, and with this, the profits of giant conglomerates like Coca-Cola.

That being said, even with all this revenue coming in, bottled water and soft drink plant owners do little to protect their workers from injuries, some of which can be catastrophic and life-altering, for reasons we shall take a look at in this post. That said, organizations such as OSHA mandate that workers be provided with a safe working environment so they are able to maintain both their health and a level of productivity that is beneficial for their employer without having to compromise their health and well-being. It therefore comes as no surprise that giant bottling companies cut corners in order to fatten their bottom line, thinking that the workers won’t notice or will turn a blind eye because their pay is so lucrative and they might not get such an opportunity elsewhere.

However, these worker safety laws are not negotiable, and when they are not applied, serious injuries occur where workers are pulled into unguarded conveyors, struck by an exploding glass bottle, or suffer repetitive trauma from years of high-speed repetitive motion without sufficient breaks in their workday. If you were injured while working at a bottling plant, we’re here as your best factory worker injury attorneys to tell you this – in the world of personal injury and workers’ compensation laws, there is no such thing as a freak accident, and human action or lack thereof is the proximate cause of your injuries, and we’re here to help you recover compensation. Read on to find out how you can recover this and so much more after sustaining injuries while working for big bottling companies like Coca-Cola.

Are you looking for the best injury lawyer? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced, countrywide personal-injury attorneys at McCready Law have combined experience spanning over 90 years, where we’ve helped tens of thousands of injured Americans from all corners of the country, as well as from various socioeconomic backgrounds, helping them recover monetary damages after getting injured on account of the negligent actions of other individuals or large corporations.

To date, we have recovered over $260 million and counting for our clients, and our success is due to a number of factors such as personally handling all claims that come into the firm and not letting paralegals or inexperienced legal assistants work on them as seen in most law firms, our commitment in making sure that we put a capable and aggressive team for each claim made of physicians, investigators as well as industry-respected experts, as well as not being afraid to litigate claims in a court of law if we believe the client deserves maximum compensation based on your injuries or the actions of the defendant.

We also work with a team of well-renowned experts in the medical, investigative, forensic, and accounting fields in order to come up with a case replete with objective evidence, a medical rationale for your injuries tying them to the accident and the defendant’s negligence as well as quantifying your injuries by way of compensable damages to ensure you get the compensation you truly deserve.

We run a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), and we have nationwide reach thanks to our vast and trusted network of referral attorneys. Last but not least is the fact that we take on all cases on a contingency-fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. If you got injured while working at a bottling company and suspect negligence had a major role to play in your injuries, call us NOW from wherever you are in the country so we can help you secure the justice and compensation you are truly owed.

How Injuries Happen at Bottling Plants and Why They Are Due to Negligence

Here are some of the preventable ways in which one can get injured at bottling plants:

1. Conveyor entanglements and amputations – Bottling plants cannot exist without conveyor systems, which are often in the thousands of feet, responsible for carrying cans, bottles, cases, and so on. If workers are asked to continue working and clear a jam without shutting down the line because management fears not meeting their target, they may get pulled into the machinery, resulting in a traumatic amputation.
2. Palletizer and depalletizer crush injuries – Bottling plants usually have automated, robotic palletizers that are responsible for stacking cases at quantum speed. They are made of massive moving parts such as clamps, hoists, and so on, emitting tremendous force. If management decides to turn off safety light curtains in order to make production more efficient or if a known fault is not fixed in a timely manner in order to cut costs, the result is often fatal pelvis, chest, or head crush injuries.
3. Bottle and can explosions – When glass or any container, for that matter, is filled with carbonated drinks, the pressure inside the container can build up. If quality control failures let damaged or weak bottles through or do not check the filling pressures to ensure they are not too high, the result is a bottle detonation that can shower the entire plant and workers within its vicinity with glass shards traveling at lethal velocity, piercing their face, eyes, and neck, and even lacerations that can sever arteries.

But They Said They’ll Put Me on Workers’ Compensation for My Injuries

If you got injured while working at a Coca-Cola bottling company, you may be of the mistaken opinion that the company has your back via their illustrious workers’ compensation program. However, these programs are woefully insufficient and usually leave workers to fend for themselves after just a few treatments and surgeries, leaving them high and dry with no recourse. It is for this specific reason that you need the experienced eyes of our legal team so we can help you construct a water-tight case to ensure you recover maximum compensation by filing a gross negligence claim against the bottling company.

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If you or a loved one suffered catastrophic injuries—traumatic amputation, crush injuries, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, or severe lacerations—while working at a Coca-Cola, Pepsi, or other beverage bottling plant, McCready Law has your back — simply give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 so we can speak with one of our experienced and attentive injury attorneys regardless of where you are in the country. Remember, the call is 100% FREE, and there is no legal obligation and nothing to sign. Thank you for choosing McCready Law; we look forward to helping you get the justice and compensation you deserve.