Dakota, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in days away from work. Employee was retort Lead in processed cheeses manufacturing.
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
- west side of Line 5 labeler
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 16
- Days restricted or transferred
- 127
Before the incident
He was walking over to assist co-worker in lifting a trash can that was going to be dumped into a gondola
What happened
EE was helping another employee dump garbage from a Rubbermaid trash can into a gondola. Trash can was less than half full. He grabbed the can 's handle with an overhand grip. He and the co-worker lifted the can. EE placed his left hand underneath the bottom of the can. As they were lifting he let go of the can 's bottom with his left hand. The can was then set down onto the ground. He was then observed in pain and holding his left biceps inside elbow area.
Injury or illness
partial tear of biceps tendon
Object or substance involved
Overexertion
Summary line
tear of left biceps tendon lifting trash can
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Retort Lead
- SOC code
- 51-9012 — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Mac
- NAICS code
- 311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 644
- Total hours worked
- 1425310
- EIN
- 362839626
- Establishment ID
- 343442
- Employer case #
- 711
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 23:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27FEB26:14:52:00
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.