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OSHA Injury Report: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness 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 1 Fill point

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

Cleaning fill point.

What happened

Employee noticed irritation and congestion of her sinuses towards the end of her shift and notified her team lead. However it did not seem serious at the time so no further action was taken. She did have a specific exposure incident but it appeared to be an all day accumulation.

Injury or illness

Inflammation

Object or substance involved

Air Quality

Summary line

Employee noticed irritation and congestion of her sinuses towards the end of her shift. Did not seem serious at the time so no further action was taken. She did have a specific exposure incident but it appeared to be an all day accumulation.

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 #
68028

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:17:19:00

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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.