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OSHA Injury Report: DFA FLUID - WINSTON-SALEM NC-2221 PATTERSON

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at DFA FLUID - WINSTON-SALEM NC-2221 PATTERSON in 2221 PATTERSON AVENUE, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105 resulted in days away from work. Employee was master Operation Technician in fLUID MILK MANUFACTURING.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DFA FLUID - WINSTON-SALEM NC-2221 PATTERSON
Parent company
DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID LLC
Street
2221 PATTERSON AVENUE
City
WINSTON-SALEM
State
NC
ZIP
27105
On-site location
behind filler 1 stairs

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

tearing down filler

What happened

missed last step on stairs. As the employee came down the stairs after breaking the filler down he missed the last step as he descended with his right leg. His left leg knee buckled and bent further than normal or expected. He has an artificial left knee from a previous operation. At the time he felt a pop in his knee and experienced pain. He was holding the rail with his left hand and was

Injury or illness

injury to left knee. Possible torn ligament. Going to therapy to learn more

Object or substance involved

The excess drop from missing the step caused his knee to bend too far.

Summary line

Left knee inflammation from missing step on stairs of filler machine

Employee and industry

Job description
Master Operation Technician
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311511 — FLUID MILK MANUFACTURING
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
157
Total hours worked
338147
EIN
850489560
Establishment ID
709557
Employer case #
2024-007

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00
Time of incident
0:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
05MAR2025:04:55:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.