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OSHA Injury Report: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in Milbank, SD 57252 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lab Technician 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
QA lab basement
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Employee was looking for portable heater in the basement to use in break room

Employee was looking for a portable heater that had been used in the break room during a cold spell [REDACTED]. She was walking from the center room to the room off to the left. The plastic drain cover was flipped upside down and she stepped on it with her left foot. This caused her foot to slide and then she fell twisted her right knee.

Sprain

Drain cover

Employee was looking for a portable heater that had been used in the break room during a cold spell [REDACTED]. The plastic drain cover was flipped upside down and she stepped on it which caused her foot to slide and fell twisted her right knee.

Job description
Lab Technician
SOC code
19-4013 — Food Science Technicians
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 #
69377
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:17:19:00

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.