EMPIRE CHEESE INC. is a cheese manufacturing employer in CUBA, NY. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 18 violations and $64,325 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
EMPIRE CHEESE INC.
4520 HASKELL ROAD, CUBA, NY, 14727
Parent: Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. (2 locations)
311513 — Top companies in Cheese Manufacturing
230 employees
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Inspection History
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
EMPIRE CHEESE INC. is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc..
Federal enforcement records on EMPIRE CHEESE INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc.
- GREAT LAKES CHEESE OF TENNESSEE, INC. — MANCHESTER, TN — 1 federal record
Other employers in Cheese Manufacturing within NY
- HUDSON VALLEY CREAMERY, LLC — HUDSON — 2 federal records
- LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY — WAVERLY — 2 federal records
- LA RICURA FOODS LTD — BRENTWOOD — 2 federal records
- LOSURDO FOODS, INC. — HEUVELTON — 2 federal records
- SORRENTO LACTALIS, INC. — BUFFALO — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE SPECIALTY CHEESE CO. LLC — CONEWANGO VALLEY — 2 federal records
- LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC — BUFFALO — 2 federal records
- MONGIELLO'S ITALIAN CHEESE SPECIALTIES, LLC. — HURLEYVILLE — 2 federal records
- SUMMIT MILK PRODUCTS, LLC — WATERLOO — 1 federal record
- AGRI-MARK MCCADAM — CHATEAUGAY — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the cheese manufacturing industry in NY, EMPIRE CHEESE INC. ranks in the 93th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 111 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 75th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.3 for the cheese manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3. EMPIRE CHEESE INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.25, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 9 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EMPIRE CHEESE INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- EMPIRE CHEESE INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $64,325 in total penalties.
- How does EMPIRE CHEESE INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- EMPIRE CHEESE INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. EMPIRE CHEESE INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.25 compared to an industry average of 3.
- Has EMPIRE CHEESE INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving EMPIRE CHEESE INC..
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE CHEESE INC. of CUBA, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. EMPIRE CHEESE INC. resolves to the parent rollup Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc., which operates 2 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for EMPIRE CHEESE INC. include 1 fatality investigation.
This profile may be incomplete if EMPIRE CHEESE INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.