He was reportedly marched off the premises and told not to return following the incident on Monday. (Picture: SWNS)

A worker at a factory making cans for drinks giant Coca-Cola has been fired after being caught urinating in one of the containers.

Fellow employees are said to have watched in disgust yesterday as the man in his early 40s performed the vile act at the Ball Corporation plant in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

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He was reportedly marched off the premises and told not to return following the incident on Monday.

It’s understood he was a temporary members of staff at the factory, where he had worked for several months.


A source for the factory told a local paper: ‘It was not only revolting but a real hygiene risk. Who would want pee all over their drinks can?

Fellow employees are said to have watched in disgust yesterday as the man in his early 40s performed the vile act at the Ball Corporation plant in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. (Picture: SWNS)

‘As soon as it happened he was marched off the premises and has not been allowed back.



‘It’s just not acceptable behaviour. And nobody can understand why he did it.

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‘The workers are allowed breaks and if he needed the loo, all he had to do was ask.’

The plant is responsible for manufacturing cans for Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and energy drink Monster.

Some workers claim the company simply cleaned up the urine spillage area and allowed production to continue after the bizarre incident.

But Ball Corporation bosses say the affected can was not on the production line.

‘We submit our cans to stringent hygiene and quality tests before sending them to our customers.’ (Picture: SWNS)

A spokesman for the firm said: ‘We can confirm that an incident took place at the Ball Milton Keynes can manufacturing plant yesterday.

‘A temporary employee was found to have breached our hygiene processes and was dismissed from the company.

‘We can also confirm that only one can was affected, and that the affected can was not on our production line.

‘We submit our cans to stringent hygiene and quality tests before sending them to our customers.’