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OSHA Injury Report: Schuman Cheese Elgin

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Schuman Cheese Elgin in 2589 Technology Drive, Elgin, IL 60124 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Laborer in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Schuman Cheese Elgin
Parent company
Arthur Schuman Midwest LLC
Street
2589 Technology Drive
City
Elgin
State
IL
ZIP
60124
On-site location
Decasing area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Employee was removing boxes from cheese stacked on a pallet

What happened

Employee dropped a 40 lb block of cheese on his left foot when he removed the box

Injury or illness

Sprain to top of left foot

Object or substance involved

40 lb block of cheese

Summary line

Employee dropped 40 lb block of cheese on his foot

Employee and industry

Job description
General Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
442
Total hours worked
1082946
EIN
205053878
Establishment ID
955102
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00:00.000
Time of incident
0:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16JAN24:18:44:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.