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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in other recordable case. 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
Chemical drum room between Blend N Grind and North Utility CIP area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Pumping acid from drum into carboy

What happened

He pumped 9520 (nitric acid) out of the drum. When he lifted the drum pump up acid spilled out of the tube and onto floor where it mixed with caustic (non-chlorinated - 50145 ). Caused exothermic reaction. Breathed in vapors.

Injury or illness

inhalation

Object or substance involved

Cleaning chemical - mixture of acid and base

Summary line

lung irritation from mixing acid with a base

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 #
856

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:40
Time of incident
6:40
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.