Starbucks barista falls backwards while tossing a bag of coffee over her shoulder in Tucson [Video]

At least she had a soft landing! The moment a Starbucks barista falls over on her back, throwing a bag of coffee over her shoulder.

  • The barista fell like a skittle, throwing a bag of coffee over her shoulder.
  • The hilarious footage was filmed behind a Starbucks counter in Tucson, Arizona.
  • Chelsea Looker uploaded the video to Facebook, where he has 1.7 million shares.

The barista thought she was showing her colleagues how to do it when she slung a bag of coffee over her shoulder.

For Chelsea Looker at Starbucks in Tucson, Arizona, it was all meant to be a day’s work.

But gravity—and the weight of countless bags of ground coffee—had other ideas.

In position: Chelsea gearing up for a tough climb Over and over again: she actually manages to sling the bag over her shoulder

Chelsea Looker straightened her knees and lowered her back in preparation for lifting weights before slinging her sack over her shoulder at a Starbucks branch in Tucson.

As soon as Chelsea threw the bag over her, she fell sharply.

But at least she landed softly on the plastic bag.

The barista and her colleagues burst out laughing at the gaffe, which was filmed by another employee and has since gone viral after being posted online on February 25.

Chelsea said: “I threw the espresso bag over my shoulder, fell and landed on him.

“I made sure it was double-packed with really strong bags and tied tightly so nothing would fall out.”

Oh, the bag can be on Chelsea's shoulder, but it's too heavy. And down: Chelsea falls like a bowling pin under the weight of the bag.

Chelsea threw her back over her shoulder, but she was too heavy before tipping over like a bowling pin.

No big deal: Chelsea and her colleagues laughed at the gaffe.

No big deal: Chelsea and her colleagues laughed at the gaffe.

Luckily, Chelsea, a keen climber, was able to recover from her fall.

Footage of this video has been shared over 1.7 million times on Facebook and received over 390,000 comments from astonished viewers.

Addison Doyen wrote: “Love this and 100% agree!!”

Darien Theo added: “Every time I try to lift a heavy box.”

Lucy Thomson said, “That’s why I can’t stand trash cans.”