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OSHA Injury Report: AFP Clear Lake

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at AFP Clear Lake in Clear Lake, WI 54005 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Establishment
AFP Clear Lake
Parent company
AFP advanced food products llc
Street
600 1st Ave West
City
Clear Lake
State
WI
ZIP
54005
On-site location
Canning Seamer
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
20
Days restricted or transferred
95

Employee was kneeling on the canning room floor attempting to adjust and work on the 9oz. seamer for the canning line.

The employee was attempting to stand up onto the floor from the kneeling position. The canning room floor had some water on it resulting in a slipping of the employees footing as he attempted to stand from the kneeling position; resulting in his knee twisting awkwardly.

The initial injury was diagnosed as a strain to the back of the employees left knee. Further evaluation showed a torn ligament which later resulted in restrictive work and days away.

Amounts of water and oil mixture on the brick floor of the canning room were contributing factors.

Left knee strain. kneeling down while working on the seamer stood up and felt discomfort in knee.

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
170
Total hours worked
359112
EIN
233066518
Establishment ID
901259
Employer case #
4
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:19:35:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.