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OSHA Injury Report: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in Milbank, SD 57252 resulted in days away from work. Employee was packaging Room Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Establishment
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Parent company
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Street
201 S. Dakota Street
City
Milbank
State
SD
ZIP
57252
On-site location
Line 2 vacuum chamber
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
18

Rinsing press plates on Line 2.

Was rinsing press plates on Line 2 by Vacuum Chamber 11. The pressure in the hose spiked knocking her arm back and hitting up against the side of [REDACTED].

Strain

Pressurized water

Was rinsing press plates on Line 2 by Vacuum Chamber 11. The pressure in the hose spiked knocking her arm back and hitting up against the side of [REDACTED].

Job description
Packaging Room Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
440
Total hours worked
980870000
EIN
460220490
Establishment ID
55869
Employer case #
67511
Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
4:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:17:10:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.