Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — MCALLEN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC in MCALLEN, TEXAS
Employer DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC Report ID 2022010357
Address 525 Beaumont City, State ZIP MCALLEN, TEXAS 78501
Event Date January 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424430 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.20000, -98.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to unload plastic milk crates from a refrigerated tractor trailer. A crate got stuck. The employee pulled on the hand truck and fell backward hitting his head on the tractor trailer wall or floor. The employee sustained a head injury and contusion.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2022, a worker at DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC in MCALLEN, TEXAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,479 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level, n.e.c. injuries.

See all reports for DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level, n.e.c. events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Oct 17, 2016 LOCKHEED MARTIN FORT WORTH, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Aug 1, 2018 United Parcel Service Co., Inc. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Fractures Hosp.
Jan 25, 2017 ShopRite RIO GRANDE, NEW JERSEY Fractures Hosp.
Aug 2, 2016 North Hills Racquet Club WEXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments Hosp.
Dec 18, 2016 Keystone Community Living SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Jul 13, 2022 Walmart Supercenter FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS Fractures Hosp.
Feb 10, 2017 Reser's Fine Foods Burrito Plant TOPEKA, KANSAS Herniated discs Hosp.
Feb 28, 2016 Saint Annes Hospital FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports