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OSHA Injury Report: Berner Foods - Dakota

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Berner Foods - Dakota in Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Lead in processed cheeses manufacturing.

Establishment
Berner Foods - Dakota
Parent company
Berner Food & Beverage LLC
Street
2034 E. Factory Road
City
Dakota
State
IL
ZIP
61018
On-site location
HS Cooker
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
23
Days restricted or transferred
5

loosening the tri-clamp for the filter housing on the Cooker steam set

he was showing a Mx co-worker how to change a steam filter. He did not verify that the steam was isolated and locked out.

2nd degree thermal burn to right wrist

Steam release

burn to right wrist from steam release

Job description
Maintenance Lead
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
644
Total hours worked
1425310
EIN
362839626
Establishment ID
343442
Employer case #
903
Date of incident
Shift started
5:40
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:14:52:00

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.