Elgin, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Schuman Cheese Elgin
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Schuman Cheese Elgin in 2589 Technology Drive, Elgin, IL 60124 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Schuman Cheese Elgin
- Parent company
- Arthur Schuman Midwest LLC
- Street
- 2589 Technology Drive
- City
- Elgin
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60124
- On-site location
- Shred room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 12
Before the incident
Moving blocks of cheese
What happened
Felt pain in his back when he pushed a block of cheese
Injury or illness
Pain in lower back
Object or substance involved
Improper lifting
Summary line
Pain in back moving cheese
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311513: Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 379
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 944,292
- EIN
- 205053878
- Establishment ID
- 955102
- Employer case #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-03
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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