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OSHA Injury Report: BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom in Appleton, WI, WI 54913 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mozzarella Table Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Establishment
BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom
Parent company
BelGioioso Cheese
Street
N4056 Vine Road
City
Appleton, WI
State
WI
ZIP
54913
On-site location
Freedom 1 Drain Tables
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
39

Installing cheese molding drum on equipment.

Employee was lifting a heavy cheese molder without the aid of a lift and felt a pop in his back.

Lower back strain

Cheese mold

Employee lifted a cheese molding drum and felt a strain in his back.

Job description
Mozzarella Table Operator
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
201
Total hours worked
411369
EIN
391324847
Establishment ID
1049753
Employer case #
W00448636
Date of incident
Shift started
0:30
Time of incident
2:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:18:57:00

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.