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OSHA Injury Report: DFA FLUID - ATHENS TN

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at DFA FLUID - ATHENS TN in 806 E. MADISON AVE, ATHENS, TN 37303 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was pasteurizer Operator in fLUID MILK MANUFACTURING.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DFA FLUID - ATHENS TN
Parent company
DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID LLC
Street
806 E. MADISON AVE
City
ATHENS
State
TN
ZIP
37303
On-site location
Ice cream alcove.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Rebuilding a valve.

What happened

Airline came off valve stem closed onto thumb.

Injury or illness

Right thumb

Object or substance involved

Valve stem.

Summary line

Right thumb caught in valve stem

Employee and industry

Job description
Pasteurizer Operator
SOC code
51-9012 — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
311511 — FLUID MILK MANUFACTURING
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
326
Total hours worked
656364
EIN
850489560
Establishment ID
709558
Employer case #
2024-004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
16:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
11MAR2025:16:06:00

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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.