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MORTON GROVE, IL —

OSHA Injury Report: LIFEWAY - MORTON GROVE

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at LIFEWAY - MORTON GROVE in 6431 OAKTON ST, MORTON GROVE, IL 60053 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in milk, fluid (except canned), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LIFEWAY - MORTON GROVE
Parent company
LIFEWAY FOODS INC
Street
6431 OAKTON ST
City
MORTON GROVE
State
IL
ZIP
60053
On-site location
Morton Grove- Cheese Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14

Before the incident

Extracting cheese.

What happened

[REDACTED] 's right index finger tip got cut in the cheese grinder while it was still on. The employee did not turned off the machine and try to clean the remaining cheese with his finger tip.

Injury or illness

Right Finger tip laceration.

Object or substance involved

Cheese Grinder blade

Summary line

Right Finger tip laceration

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311511 — Milk, fluid (except canned), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
108
Total hours worked
228950
EIN
363442829
Establishment ID
1243414
Employer case #
846750

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
29JAN2025:22:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.