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OSHA Injury Report: Cheese Merchants of America

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Cheese Merchants of America in 1301 Schiferl Road, Bartlett, IL 60103 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general labor in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cheese Merchants of America
Parent company
Cheese Merchants of America
Street
1301 Schiferl Road
City
Bartlett
State
IL
ZIP
60103
On-site location
Bartlett Fresh Production Line 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Loading a bowl with dried cheese

What happened

Employee struck head on dryer while removing cheese from the dryer to load into a bowl

Injury or illness

Employee struck head on dryer while removing cheese from the dryer to load into a bowl

Object or substance involved

Cheese dryer

Summary line

Head [REDACTED]- struck head

Employee and industry

Job description
General labor
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
445
Total hours worked
1082744
EIN
364211668
Establishment ID
977427
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:50
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
05FEB2025:21:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.