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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 retort 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 6 retorts

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
24

Before the incident

Picking up down cans. Aligning cans on conveyor going into loader

What happened

Operator working on load side tried picking up down can before brake came down and his hand got caught between the cans and brake. He was attempting to remove down can under the brake area and or sweep area from the infeed side. SOP requires the operator to flag the safety light curtain at the sweep in order to remove down cans. Operator at HMI didnt notice that employee had his hand caught in between the brake and can. It was 31 seconds before co-worker at the HMI was able to reset the sweep and brake thus releasing the brake off the injured employee 's right hand. .

Injury or illness

Contusion of Right hand

Object or substance involved

Brake engaged. Caught in between brake and cans.

Summary line

Contusion of right hand. Caught between brake and cans

Employee and industry

Job description
Retort 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 #
842

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40
Time of incident
0:43
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.