BARRON, WI —
OSHA Inspection: BARRON COUNTY CHEESE, LLC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BARRON COUNTY CHEESE, LLC. in 1623B US HWY 8, BARRON, WI 54812 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 346325053.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BARRON COUNTY CHEESE, LLC.
- Site address
- 1623B US HWY 8
- City
- BARRON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54812
- Mailing
- 1623B US HWY 8, BARRON, WI 54812
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311513
- Employees
- 48
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2023
- Abate by
- May 2, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $6,563 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) Packaging area; Guarding was not provided on the top, back, or operator sides of a two-way cheese harp to prevent accessing pinch-point hazards between movable pusher plates and fixed position frame structures during the production cycle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6562.8
- — Z (S) $10938
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $1,562 · Current $937 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent: (a) Throughout the facility; On or about November 1, 2022, the employer did not maintain OSHA Form 300 for calendar year 2022 and did not record an October 25, 2022 work-related recordable injury, which resulted in stitches and days away from work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $937.2
- — Z (O) $1562
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346325053.
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