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OSHA Injury Report: Torkelson Cheese Co.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Torkelson Cheese Co. in 9453 W. Louisa Rd., Lena, IL 61048 resulted in days away from work. Employee was packaging in cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Torkelson Cheese Co.
Parent company
Torkelson Cheese Co.
Street
9453 W. Louisa Rd.
City
Lena
State
IL
ZIP
61048
On-site location
packaging room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Trying to put a gasket on forming head of packaging machine.

What happened

Forming head slipped and came up onto finger.

Injury or illness

Pinched Finger

Object or substance involved

Forming Box on Packaging Machine

Summary line

Sealing box on packaging machine pinched finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Packaging
SOC code
53-7064 — Packers and Packagers, Hand
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
25
Total hours worked
45877
EIN
363857062
Establishment ID
1246248
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
03SEP24:18:58:00

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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.