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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was beverage Maintenance Technician in processed cheeses manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Berner Foods - Dakota
Parent company
Berner Food & Beverage LLC
Street
2034 E. Factory Road
City
Dakota
State
IL
ZIP
61018
On-site location
Line 3 brew deck

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

He was disconnecting a motor beneath a platform

What happened

EE removed one of the grates and placed it so that it was leaning against a table just west of the platform opening. Co-worker was moving up onto platform and this trailing foot knocked the grate into the injured employee - struck on head by plastic grate

Injury or illness

head laceration requiring staples

Object or substance involved

Grate hitting employee on head

Summary line

Laceration to head. [REDACTED]. Struck by grate that was leaning against table.

Employee and industry

Job description
Beverage Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
685
Total hours worked
1512613
EIN
362839626
Establishment ID
343442
Employer case #
600

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:40
Time of incident
12:41
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:19:25:00

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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.