ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO—
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC, 1325 W. OXFORD AVE., ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80110 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was installing a new belt when their finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a right index finger amputation.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS—
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC
An employee was moving a pallet of milk with a forklift. While backing up the forklift, his hand was caught between the forklift and a parked tractor trailer. The hand was lacerated and the employee was hospitalized.
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS—
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC
A maintenance employee was working to repair the dry warehouse dock door that would not close. The employee fell from the elevated working surface to the ground and sustained fractures to their skull and left tibia.
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS—
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC
An employee was pulling a manual pallet jack through a door when he fell back to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right femur and required surgery.
LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA—
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC
An employee was on a ladder moving wiring when they were shocked and fell to the floor. The employee sustained injuries to their pelvis and ribs.
LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA—
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC
An employee was transferring milk from a front tank to a back tank. As the employee began opening the valve, his finger became caught in the valve, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
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