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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was beverage Retort Operator 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 retort basket storage

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

Moving retort carts around

What happened

EE was moving a ballast cart and smashed his hand between the cart handle and a pole

Injury or illness

contusion

Object or substance involved

Caught his hand in between cart and pole while he was moving cart - Eyes not on task

Summary line

Left hand contusion caught in between pole and basket handle while moving cart. Eyes not on task

Employee and industry

Job description
Beverage Retort Operator
SOC code
51-9012 — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
685
Total hours worked
1512613
EIN
362839626
Establishment ID
343442
Employer case #
620

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40
Time of incident
0:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:19:29:00

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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.