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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc. in 17955 Great Lakes Parkway, Hiram, OH 442E6 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
West Supervisors Office.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
17

Before the incident

Sharpening a knife with a handheld sharpener.

What happened

EE was using a handheld knife sharpener without cut gloves when the knife slipped and cut his left hand.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left hand.

Object or substance involved

knife.

Summary line

Bulk cheese handler was attempting to sharpen his knife with a handheld knife sharpener when he missed and cut his left hand.

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 #
24-23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:22:04:00

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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.