Turtle Lake, WI · 2025-03-01

OSHA Injury Report: Lake Country Dairy

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-03-01, an injury at Lake Country Dairy in 458 Western Blvd, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Lake Country Dairy
Parent company: Lake Country Dairy
Street: 458 Western Blvd
City: Turtle Lake
State: WI
ZIP: 54889
On-site location: Cure Room 1 Hallway

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 5
Days restricted or transferred: 27

Before the incident

Employee was holding a chain in place on a bollard (post)

What happened

Employee was holding a chain in place on a bollard (post) in an attempt to remove the bollard. The chain slipped down when it was tightened and employee right index finger tip was crushed and amputated between bollard and chain

Injury or illness

Amputated right index finger tip

Object or substance involved

Chain

Summary line

Tip of Right Index Finger Amputation

Employee and industry

Job description: Maintenance Technician
SOC code: 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code: 311513: Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2025 average): 142
Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total): 277,746
EIN: 391957696
Establishment ID: 933090
Employer case #: 2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-03-01
Shift started: 18:00
Time of incident: 01:40
Filing year: 2025
Submitted to OSHA: 2026-02-04

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Source

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

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