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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Dakota

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Berner Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cheese in manufacturer of cheese snacks and beverages - coffee lattes.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Berner Dakota
Parent company
Berner Dakota
Street
2034 E. Factory Road
City
Dakota
State
IL
ZIP
61018
On-site location
Line 1 Retort unloader

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
26

Before the incident

A line 1 retort operator could not get an empty basket cart out of the unloader station. The bottom hydraulic plate was stuck within the basket. [REDACTED] and another EE came to assist their co-worker.

What happened

The other EE went to get the rod used for this type of occurrence. Meanwhile [REDACTED] decided to try to dislodge the hydraulic plate from the basket with his hands. He right middle finger tip became caught in between the hydraulic plate and side of the basket causing immediate bruising. He went to the clinic. Diagnosis: broken finger. [REDACTED] was not trained on how to dislodge stuck baskets carts. It was only his 6th day on the line.

Injury or illness

Fracture

Object or substance involved

Caught between unloader plate and basket frame

Summary line

Fracture of Right middle finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Cheese
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311513 — Manufacturer of cheese snacks and beverages - coffee lattes
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
725
Total hours worked
1626790
EIN
36-283962
Establishment ID
1183207
Employer case #
328

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40:00.000
Time of incident
23:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:17:16:00

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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.