Dakota, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Berner Dakota
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Berner Dakota in 2034 E. Factory Road, Dakota, IL 61018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance in manufacturer of cheese snacks and beverages - coffee lattes.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Berner Dakota
- Parent company
- Berner Dakota
- Street
- 2034 E. Factory Road
- City
- Dakota
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61018
- On-site location
- L5 IKA Shear Mixer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Maintenance had the task of replacing the mechanical seal on the Shear mixer (post homogenizer) in Line 5 brew deck. The electrical to the mixer was locked out.
What happened
[REDACTED] was opening a second pipe connection thinking the hot water was drained out. When the pipe came apart hot water shot out and hit him in the legs. The first pipe opening only took care of hot water in one of the two vertical pipe legs. He was standing in the line of fire when the second pipe connection was broken. Supervisor took him to the recovery room and called Workcare. He went home with a few blisters and will get a call [REDACTED] from the nurse. Burn cream and gauze were sent home with him.. Update: Elevated to a clinic visit - [REDACTED]
Injury or illness
Burn-Thermal
Object or substance involved
Line breaking hit with hot water
Summary line
2nd degree burn on thigh
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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-381
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:40
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-28
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Source
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.
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