Tulare, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Saputo Cheese Levin
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Saputo Cheese Levin in 901 E Levin, Tulare, CA 93274 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Operator in processed cheeses manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Saputo Cheese Levin
- Parent company
- Saputo Cheese USA
- Street
- 901 E Levin
- City
- Tulare
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 93274
- On-site location
- RMC Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 22
Before the incident
Clearing up cheese build up on RMC #2 [REDACTED]
What happened
While addressing a cheese pile-up on RMC 2 the employee reached into the area and his fingers became caught on the splash guard resulting in a laceration between the pinky and ring fingers of his right hand. Immediate first aid was administered onsite by the Packaging Supervisor; however bleeding could not be controlled. Medcor Triage Line was called but advised to be seen at ER. The employee subsequently self-transported to the emergency department w
Injury or illness
Laceration of Right Finger
Object or substance involved
Contact with solid substance (metal bollard etc.)
Summary line
Laceration Finger(s) Right Striking Against Contact with solid substance (metal bollard etc.)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9111: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 311513: Processed cheeses manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 272
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 536,610
- Establishment ID
- 1523701
- Employer case #
- INJ-00196
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:00
- Time of incident
- 17:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-28
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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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