Kiel, WI —
OSHA Injury Report: Sargento Cheese
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Sargento Cheese in Kiel, WI 53042 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Sanitation Utility in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Sargento Cheese
- Street
- 1 Persnickety Pl
- City
- Kiel
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53042
- On-site location
- North end of L26 Fill and Seal room near eye wash station
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 172
Before the incident
Employee was walking north in the walk area between Side A and Side B from the double doors between the Bakery room and the Fill and Seal room She was carrying an empty white tub in front of her bringing it back from the Bakery stick sorter to put it in the Side B lateral expeller reject location As she got closer to the eye wash station she was unaware that there was water on the floor in the walk area A Maintenance Tech had accidently triggered the paddle on the eye wash station while working on equipmentand some water spilled from the eye wash station onto the floor in the walk area At the time the Maint Tech did not realize that he had touched the paddle or that there was water on the floor The employee carrying the white tub did not see the water slipped when her foot contacted the water and she fell backwards onto her behind on the floor As the employee fell her left jaw neck and left shoulder contacted the conveyor and electrical box in front of the metal detector on [REDACTED]
What happened
Employee was walking north in the walk area between Side A and Side B from the double doors between the Bakery room and the Fill and Seal room She was carrying an empty white tub in front of her bringing it back from the Bakery stick sorter to put it in the Side B lateral expeller reject location As she got closer to the eye wash station she was unaware that there was water on the floor in the walk area A Maintenance Tech had accidently triggered the paddle on the eye wash station while working on equipmentand some water spilled from the eye wash station onto the floor in the walk area At the time the Maint Tech did not realize that he had touched the paddle or that there was water on the floor The employee carrying the white tub did not see the water slipped when her foot contacted the water and she fell backwards onto her behind on the floor As the employee fell her left jaw neck and left shoulder contacted the conveyor and electrical box in front of the metal detector on [REDACTED]
Injury or illness
Contusion Bruise Head other than face JawNeckLeft Shoulder
Object or substance involved
Water puddle on floor in walkway from the eye wash station being accidentally triggered Employee was carrying an e When employee slipped they cam in contact with the finished product conveyor on L26B
Summary line
Contusion Bruise Head other than face JawNeckLeft Shoulder Water puddle on floor in walkway from the eye wash station being accidentally triggered Employee was carrying an e When employee slipped they cam in contact with the finished product c
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Sanitation Utility
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 490
- Total hours worked
- 890635
- EIN
- 390859334
- Establishment ID
- 1454694
- Employer case #
- 1302
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02FEB26:20:39:00
Source
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.