Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
2,276,768Injury reports 135,424Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31

OSHA Injury Report: Berner Dakota

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Berner Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cheese in manufacturer of cheese snacks and beverages - coffee lattes.

Watch Berner Dakota for free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Berner Dakota is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Establishment
Berner Dakota
Parent company
Berner Dakota
Street
2034 E. Factory Road
City
Dakota
State
IL
ZIP
61018
On-site location
up the line from Line 1 loader - Between the 90 turn and loader.
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

EE was trying to upright jars and check code date time for line time up-stream from the loader.

As he was moving his left arm towards a jar his left forearm about 1.5 inches below elbow joint struck the edge at the end of a railing. Railing was not in use at the time. When in use the railing overhangs above the conveyor. The edge of the railing was very sharp and punctured his arm. As a result of the injury Sanitation and Quality was called to the scene. EE was sent to the ER via ambulance.

Cut Laceration

struck guide rail

laceration of left forearm stitches

Job description
Cheese
SOC code
51-3092: Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311513: Manufacturer of cheese snacks and beverages - coffee lattes
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
725
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
1,626,790
EIN
36-283962
Establishment ID
1183207
Employer case #
Inc-136
Date of incident
Shift started
17:40
Time of incident
08:55
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-28

View Berner Dakota's full OSHA safety record →

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.