Milbank, SD —
OSHA Injury Report: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in Milbank, SD 57252 resulted in days away from work. Employee was whey Technologist in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- 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
- Whey Evap
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
Employee was implementing a spool piece into an Evaporator process that would create a vortex break. Drained infuser 7090A of water in hopes of replacing piece and changing out.
What happened
Employee started breaking line apart. The system itself had been under a slight vacuum. the vessel he was working on hitting his right side with an upwards of 180 degree water.
Injury or illness
Burn
Object or substance involved
High pressure and hot water
Summary line
Employee started breaking line apart. The system itself had been under a slight vacuum. the vessel he was working on hitting his right side with an upwards of 180 degree water.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Whey Technologist
- 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 #
- 69332
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 10:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 24FEB26:17:26:00
Source
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.