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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 brew Deck 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
Line 6 CIP room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Walking through the [REDACTED] CIP room to collect a sanitization CIP sample for titration

What happened

EE came to me and said the CIP room smelled like acid. I went to the room. The doors were open and the smell was coming from the walk way by the totes and in front of the eye wash station. Video showed that as EE was walking toward the door way and past the totes she had a reaction to the environment and sprinted out of the room. [REDACTED] EE told me she was having issues with her chest. She said she was leaving and going to the ER. I asked her if it was from the chemicals she said she didnt know. But she was not feeling good. So I let her go home. I should have reported it right away.

Injury or illness

Chemical inhalation

Object or substance involved

leaking Peracetic acid from a pump fitting

Summary line

Chemical inhalation

Employee and industry

Job description
Brew Deck Lead
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
644
Total hours worked
1425310
EIN
362839626
Establishment ID
343442
Employer case #
834

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40
Time of incident
15:14
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.