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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc. in 17955 Great Lakes Parkway, Hiram, OH 442E6 resulted in days away from work. Employee was bulk Cheese Handler in dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.
Parent company
Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.
Street
17955 Great Lakes Parkway
City
Hiram
State
OH
ZIP
442E6
On-site location
Line 146 bulk area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
181

Before the incident

Moving 680 cheese blocks

What happened

Employee was using a hoist to move a 680 block of cheese towards the [REDACTED]. The cheese block broke (Cheese defect in forming; undetectable from outside of block) and fell onto the employee 's right foot causing a contusion to the foot and sprain to right knee from employee pulling leg to get it out from under the large portion of cheese.

Injury or illness

Contusion to the foot and sprain to the knee.

Object or substance involved

Falling cheese

Summary line

Bulk cheese handler was moving a block of cheese while a hoist toward the [REDACTED]. The cheese block broke and a portion fell onto the employee 's right foot causing a contusion to his foot and a sprain to his right knee.

Employee and industry

Job description
Bulk Cheese Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
424430 — Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
984
Total hours worked
1992325
EIN
341015620
Establishment ID
1069681
Employer case #
19-23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:21:31:00

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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.