# Fractures at DFA Distribution South
> OSHA SIR `2023010022` · 1/2/2023 · DELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** DFA Distribution South
- **Location:** 1665 SR 472, DELAND, FLORIDA, 32724
- **NAICS:** 424430
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 2, 2023, an employee delivered milk to a customer and was preparing to leave the site. He was stowing away the delivery truck's liftgate when his right hand got caught between the liftgate and its back frame. The employee suffered fractures to his index and middle fingers, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*