Dakota, IL · 2024-11-12

OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-11-12, an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was handiSnacks Maintenance technician in processed cheeses manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

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

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 20

Before the incident

working on carton sealing machine

What happened

[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

Injury or illness

laceration on back of hand

Object or substance involved

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

Summary line

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

Employee and industry

Job description: HandiSnacks Maintenance technician
SOC code: 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code: 311513: Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 685
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 1,512,613
EIN: 362839626
Establishment ID: 343442
Employer case #: 680

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-11-12
Shift started: 22:00
Time of incident: 03:20
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-28

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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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