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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 sanitation CIP 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 Fill point

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14

Before the incident

Employee was changing a CIP filter on line 2

What happened

The CIP line was turned on causing water under pressure to come out striking the employee. When the pressurized water came out of the line the employee fell to the floor.

Injury or illness

Contusion

Object or substance involved

Pressurized water

Summary line

The CIP line was turned on causing water under pressure to come out striking the employee. When the pressurized water came out of the line the employee fell to the floor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sanitation CIP
SOC code
53-7061 — Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
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 #
67640

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
13:45
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.