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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 brew deck 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 5 Expansion/Brew

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
45

Before the incident

placing pump into drum and pumping at [REDACTED] on [REDACTED]

What happened

operator was pumping [REDACTED] [REDACTED] dripped into boot causing a chemical burn. EE received burns around outside of his ankle as well as the top of his right foot. Pants leg was inside his chemical boots.

Injury or illness

Burn-Chemical

Object or substance involved

Contacting a Hazardous Chemical

Summary line

2nd degree burn

Employee and industry

Job description
Brew deck operator
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 #
797

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40
Time of incident
22:30
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.