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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was handiSnacks Maintenance technician in processed cheeses manufacturing.

Establishment
Berner Foods - Dakota
Parent company
Berner Food & Beverage LLC
Street
2034 E. Factory Road
City
Dakota
State
IL
ZIP
61018
On-site location
4-2 Hamrick Sealer
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

working on carton sealing machine

[REDACTED] was working on the carton sealing machine and hit the back of his hand on it. EE struck hand on sealer when tightening down a nut by hand. Hand slipped off of nut. Laceration requiring sutures

laceration on back of hand

Striking hand against sealer when hand slipped off a nut he was tightening by hand

EE struck hand on sealer when tightening down a nut by hand. Hand slipped off of nut. Laceration requiring sutures

Job description
HandiSnacks Maintenance technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
685
Total hours worked
1512613
EIN
362839626
Establishment ID
343442
Employer case #
680
Date of incident
Shift started
22:00
Time of incident
3:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:19:39:00

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.