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OSHA Injury Report: DFA FLUID - NASHVILLE TN-PURITY

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at DFA FLUID - NASHVILLE TN-PURITY in 360 MURFREESBORO PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN 37210 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in fLUID MILK MANUFACTURING.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DFA FLUID - NASHVILLE TN-PURITY
Parent company
DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID LLC
Street
360 MURFREESBORO PIKE
City
NASHVILLE
State
TN
ZIP
37210
On-site location
Upstairs the maintenance shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

While cleaning out the drain hose on a condensate pan the rod that [REDACTED] was using hit him in the eye. He had laid the rod down. When he moved the drain hose it cause the rod to fly up and go between his nose and safety glasses.

What happened

A rod came up under his safety glasses and hit him in the left eye.

Injury or illness

Laceration to the left eye (cornea)

Object or substance involved

A rod

Summary line

A rod came up under his safety glasses and hit him in the left eye. He sustained a laceration to his left cornea.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311511 — FLUID MILK MANUFACTURING
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
389008
EIN
850489560
Establishment ID
709559
Employer case #
2025-009

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:21:15:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.