OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221364896

DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID, LLC

HOUSTON, TX· 2021-06-12T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Jammed, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Tagout
NAICS: 311511
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345377386
Employer profile: DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID, LLC
Summary number: 221364896
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee's hand is lacerated while clearing jam on milk fill

Investigation abstract

At 6:45 p.m. on June 12, 2021, Employee #1 was clearing a jam on a milk filling machine/caser. His hand was caught between the gripper head and the Teflon cutting edge. Energy sources were not isolated during the jam clearing process. The employee sustained lacerations to the back of his right hand and index finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Event type
2

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