ALMENA, WI —
OSHA Inspection: SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. in 1052 6TH STREET, ALMENA, WI 54805 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 348266164.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.
- Site address
- 1052 6TH STREET
- City
- ALMENA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54805
- Mailing
- 1052 6TH STREET, ALMENA, WI 54805
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.29 B13 I
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $11,585 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(13)(i): The guardrail system opening used around holes that serve as points of access (such as ladderways), did not have a self-closing gate that slides or swings away from the hole, and was equipped with a top rail and midrail or equivalent intermediate member that met the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section: (a) South plant make room; On or about June 2, 2025, and dates prior, the employer failed to provide a self-closing gate at the fixed ladder access point of the filler platform.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $11585
- — I (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $11,585 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) South plant make room; On or about May 19, 2025, energy isolation procedure(s) were not used for the filler augers prior to clearing a clog in the filler, which resulted in a severe hand injury.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $11585
- — I (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control: (a) South plant make room; On or about June 2, 2025, and dates prior, authorized employees were not trained to verify the filler augers were isolated and deenergized prior to performing servicing activities such as sanitation and clearing clogs in the filler.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): (a) South plant make room; On or about May 19, 2025, the local disconnect for the west filler auger was not isolated prior to clearing a clog in the filler, which resulted in a severe hand injury.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $0
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: (a) South plant make room; On or about May 19, 2025, lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to the local disconnects for the filler augers prior to clearing a clog in the filler, which resulted in a severe hand injury.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $0
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 D06
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(6): Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that had been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee did not verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment had been accomplished: (a) South plant make room; On or about June 2, 2025, and dates prior, authorized employees did not verify that the filler augers were isolated and deenergized prior to performing servicing activities such as sanitation and clearing clogs in the filler.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C05 II D
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $11,585 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s): (a) South plant make room; On or about June 2, 2025, and dates prior, the lockout devices did not indicate the identity of the employees who applied them to energy isolation devices including, but not limited to, the filler augers local disconnects.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $11585
- — I (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device prior to working on the machine or equipment: (a) South plant make room; On or about the week of May 12, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not ensure that each employee placed their own lock on the filler augers local disconnects or group lockout device prior to clearing filler clogs.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $0
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.145 C03
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction sign(s) were not used where there was a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measure(s): (a) South plant make room; On or about June 2, 2025, and dates prior, safety instruction signs were not present to warn employees about entanglement, crushing, and amputation hazards posed by the augers in the filler.
Recent events (3)
- — P (O) $0
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 348266164.
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