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OSHA Injury Report: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in 201 S. Dakota Street, Milbank, SD 57252 resulted in days away from work. Employee was packaging Room Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Parent company
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Street
201 S. Dakota Street
City
Milbank
State
SD
ZIP
57252
On-site location
Line 2 vacuum chamber

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
18

Before the incident

Rinsing press plates on Line 2.

What happened

Was rinsing press plates on Line 2 by Vacuum Chamber 11. The pressure in the hose spiked knocking her arm back and hitting up against the side of [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

Pressurized water

Summary line

Was rinsing press plates on Line 2 by Vacuum Chamber 11. The pressure in the hose spiked knocking her arm back and hitting up against the side of [REDACTED].

Employee and industry

Job description
Packaging Room Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
440
Total hours worked
980870000
EIN
460220490
Establishment ID
55869
Employer case #
67511

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
4:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:17:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.