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OSHA Injury Report: Torkelson Cheese Co.

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Changing from an empty acid tote to a new one

Employee failed to clamp transfer hose causing hose to come off and spray chemicals

Acid splash on skin

Image 186 (Nitric Acid)

Employee forgot to put cap on line and got sprayed with chemicals from wash tub

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
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Submitted
03SEP24:19:02:00

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.