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DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC Report ID 2022021175
Address CVS Pharmacy City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77003
Event Date February 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thoracic region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.74000, -95.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee went to stack cases on a dolly. He proceeded to exit the truck walking backward. The truck's lift gate had not been lifted; the employee stepped off the back of the truck and fell to the ground and the stack of product fell on him. The employee sustained a fractured T-12 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2022, a worker at DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thoracic region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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