Lena, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Torkelson Cheese Co.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Torkelson Cheese Co. in Lena, IL 61048 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lactose Plant Operator in cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Torkelson Cheese Co.
- Parent company
- Torkelson Cheese Co.
- Street
- 9453 W. Louisa Rd.
- City
- Lena
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61048
- On-site location
- Lactose Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Changing from an empty acid tote to a new one
What happened
Employee failed to clamp transfer hose causing hose to come off and spray chemicals
Injury or illness
Acid splash on skin
Object or substance involved
Image 186 (Nitric Acid)
Summary line
Employee forgot to put cap on line and got sprayed with chemicals from wash tub
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lactose Plant Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 311513 — Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 25
- Total hours worked
- 45877
- EIN
- 363857062
- Establishment ID
- 1246248
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 03SEP24:19:02:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.