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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in days away from work. Employee was retort Lead 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
west side of Line 5 labeler

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16
Days restricted or transferred
127

Before the incident

He was walking over to assist co-worker in lifting a trash can that was going to be dumped into a gondola

What happened

EE was helping another employee dump garbage from a Rubbermaid trash can into a gondola. Trash can was less than half full. He grabbed the can 's handle with an overhand grip. He and the co-worker lifted the can. EE placed his left hand underneath the bottom of the can. As they were lifting he let go of the can 's bottom with his left hand. The can was then set down onto the ground. He was then observed in pain and holding his left biceps inside elbow area.

Injury or illness

partial tear of biceps tendon

Object or substance involved

Overexertion

Summary line

tear of left biceps tendon lifting trash can

Employee and industry

Job description
Retort Lead
SOC code
51-9012 — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Mac
NAICS code
311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
644
Total hours worked
1425310
EIN
362839626
Establishment ID
343442
Employer case #
711

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
23:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:14:52:00

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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.