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OSHA Injury Report: DFA ICE CREAM - BIRMINGHAM AL

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at DFA ICE CREAM - BIRMINGHAM AL in 126 BARBER COURT, HOMEWOOD, AL 35209 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lab Technician in iCE CREAM FROZEN DESSERT MANUFACTURING.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
DFA ICE CREAM - BIRMINGHAM AL
Parent company
DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM LLC
Street
126 BARBER COURT
City
HOMEWOOD
State
AL
ZIP
35209
On-site location
Packing station

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Bent down on line 1 to pick product off floor

What happened

Bent down to pick up product off floor on line 1 and metal detector kicked product into my head.

Injury or illness

Employee experienced acute neck pain and closed head injury due to a metal detector kicked product into her head.

Object or substance involved

metal detector

Summary line

Employee experienced acute neck pain and closed head injury due to a metal detector kicked product into her head.

Employee and industry

Job description
Lab Technician
SOC code
19-4013 — Food Science Technicians
NAICS code
311520 — ICE CREAM FROZEN DESSERT MANUFACTURING
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
199
Total hours worked
404752
EIN
850489668
Establishment ID
709487
Employer case #
2025-012

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
18:30
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.