BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC is a cheese manufacturing employer in DAKOTA, IL. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 4 violations and $17,400 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC

2034 E. FACTORY RD., DAKOTA, IL, 61018

Parent: Berner Food & Beverage LLC (1 locations)

311513 — Top companies in Cheese Manufacturing

EIN: 362839626

775 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

4 violations

$17,400 in penalties

Violations across 3 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

1 hospitalizations2 National Emphasis Program inspections1 OSHA follow-up inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

4.3

Industry Avg DART

Self-Reported DART

1.7

Self-Reported TRIR

2.2

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$17,400

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

HIGH

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

7 years

Last Activity

5yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.4/yr

Violation Rate

0.6/yr

Violation Severity Mix

75% serious$4,350 avg per violation$5,800 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHAWHDEPA$17,400 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-2.1

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-1.3

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Referral

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 67% of inspections

Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

69%

Above average violations

vs 59 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

76%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

72%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections

Quarters Non-Compliant

Formal Actions

Status: No Violation Identified

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Other employers in Cheese Manufacturing within IL

TORKELSON CHEESE CO. — LENA — 2 federal records
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY — CHAMPAIGN — 2 federal records
V & V SUPREMO FOODS, INC. — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
BERNER FOODS, INC. — DAKOTA — 1 federal record
ARTHUR SCHUMAN MIDWEST, LLC — ELGIN — 1 federal record
MANCUSO CHEESE COMPANY — JOLIET — 1 federal record
STOCKTON CHEESE, INC. — STOCKTON — 1 federal record
ROSATY PACKAGING, INC. — HODGKINS — 1 federal record
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL INC — NORTHFIELD — 1 federal record
CHEESE MERCHANTS OF AMERICA L.L.C. — BARTLETT — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the cheese manufacturing industry in IL, BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC ranks in the 69th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 59 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 76th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 72th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.3 for the cheese manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3. BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.69, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 5 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC's OSHA violation history?: BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $17,400 in total penalties.
How does BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?: BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.69 compared to an industry average of 3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC of DAKOTA, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC resolves to the parent rollup Berner Food & Beverage LLC. OSHA accident records on file for BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if BERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.