Barron, WI · 2023-12-13

OSHA Injury Report: Barron County Cheese

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2023-12-13, an injury at Barron County Cheese in 1623B US Hwy 8, Barron, WI 54812 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was st shift production line in cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Barron County Cheese
Parent company: Barron County Cheese LLC
Street: 1623B US Hwy 8
City: Barron
State: WI
ZIP: 54812
On-site location: Production Floor Gen Mac

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 1

Before the incident

Removing cut cheese from Gen [REDACTED] and transferring to racks for the smoker

What happened

He was removing the trim from the machine and didn 't notice the new block of cheese coming towards him and smashed shi finger.

Injury or illness

Laceration

Object or substance involved

Gen Mac

Summary line

Right hand middle finger laceration

Employee and industry

Job description: st shift production line
SOC code: 51-9111: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code: 311513: Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 55
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 73,934
EIN: 272938623
Establishment ID: 1048616
Employer case #: 4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-12-13
Shift started: 06:52
Time of incident: 13:40
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-02-09

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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