SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC.
1052 SIXTH ST., ALMENA, WI 54805
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Inspection records
Jul 1, 2025#348349044Jul 1, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348349044$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348349044
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 1, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 1, 2025
- Closed
- Sep 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 284
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
May 28, 2025#348271875May 28, 2025Referral (C) · Records Only scope, Safety#348271875$1,5472 viol.2 violations$1,547 in penalties
Inspection #348271875
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 2025
- Final Order
- Jul 7, 2025
- Closed
- Jul 17, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,210
- Penalties on Record
- $1,547
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1904.41 Electronic Submission of Records OSHA citation code: 19040041 A01 II | Other | 1 | 300 | $2,210 | $1,547 | Jun 24, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
| 01001B | 1904.41 Electronic Submission of Records OSHA citation code: 19040041 A02 | Other | 1 | 300 | $0 | $0 | Jun 24, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
May 21, 2025#348266164May 21, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348266164$34,7557 viol.7 violations$34,755 in penalties
Inspection #348266164
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 2025
- Final Order
- Jul 7, 2025
- Closed
- Sep 24, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $49,650
- Penalties on Record
- $34,755
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B13 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $16,550 | $11,585 | Jul 1, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $16,550 | $11,585 | Sep 29, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
| 01002C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Sep 29, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
| 01002D | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Sep 29, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
| 01003A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 II D | Serious | 1 | 20 | $16,550 | $11,585 | Jun 24, 2025 | - | Jul 7, 2025 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 1, 2024#347594111Jul 1, 2024Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#347594111$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347594111
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 1, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 2024
- Closed
- Dec 6, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 302
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 21, 2024#347300667Feb 21, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347300667$25,0915 viol.5 violations$25,091 in penalties
Inspection #347300667
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 2024
- Final Order
- Apr 26, 2024
- Closed
- Jul 19, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 298
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $38,602
- Penalties on Record
- $25,091
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B13 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $8,643 | $5,618 | May 3, 2024 | - | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 01002 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B06 | Serious | 1 | 50 | $5,185 | $3,370 | May 3, 2024 | - | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 12 | $16,131 | $10,485 | Jul 10, 2024 | - | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 01004A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $8,643 | $5,618 | Apr 26, 2024 | - | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 01004B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 26, 2024 | - | Apr 26, 2024 |
Jan 24, 2022#345741698Jan 24, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345741698$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345741698
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 24, 2022
- Closed
- Mar 17, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 272
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates fingertip when hand is caught in valve
Sep 23, 2019#344329610Sep 23, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344329610$4,5201 viol.1 violation$4,520 in penalties
Inspection #344329610
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 23, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 23, 2019
- Final Order
- Dec 2, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 6, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,314
- Penalties on Record
- $4,520
- Site Address
- 1052 6th Street, Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,314 | $4,520 | Nov 27, 2019 | - | Dec 2, 2019 |
Mar 28, 2016#341363059Mar 28, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341363059$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341363059
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 28, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 28, 2016
- Closed
- Mar 28, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 105
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1052 Sixth St., Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Dec 8, 2009#313176364Dec 8, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#313176364$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313176364
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 8, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 2009
- Closed
- Dec 28, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 109
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1052 Sixth St., Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 5, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 5, 2010 | - | - |
Apr 1, 2009#307047092Apr 1, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307047092$1,9133 viol.3 violations$1,913 in penalties
Inspection #307047092
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 1, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 1, 2009
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 105
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,275
- Penalties on Record
- $1,913
- Site Address
- 1052 Sixth St., Almena, WI 54805
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $1,275 | $638 | Jun 24, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $1,275 | Jul 31, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2009 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
11 inspections, 1997 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: cheese manufacturing reported 4.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source