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GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC. is a general warehousing and storage employer in HIRAM, OH. Federal records show 6 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $24,100 in penalties. 2 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases 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.

GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC.

17825 GREAT LAKES PARKWAY, HIRAM, OH, 44234

493110 Top companies in General Warehousing and Storage

920 employees

Federal Enforcement
6
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$24,100 in penalties
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.9
Industry Avg DART
4.3
Self-Reported DART
3.2
Self-Reported TRIR
3.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
6
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$24,100
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$534,883.29
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes
Visa Applications
2
Visa Certified
2

Data Insights

History Span
20 years
Last Activity
285 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
80% serious$4,820 avg per violation$4,017 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$985
Avg Back Wages / Case
$267,442
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDNLRB$558,983.29 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-1.1
Below industry average

Federal Contracts (5-year)

Total Obligated
$17,742,137
Contracts
24
Top Agency
Department of Agriculture
$17,742,137
Primary NAICS: 311513 - CHEESE MANUFACTURING
Last Action: 2025-04-14
Source: USAspending.gov prime contract awards. Net obligations (awards minus deobligations) over the last five fiscal years.

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
3
Referral
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

83%
Worse than most peers
vs 661 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
96%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
99%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Visa & Labor Certification (OFLC)

Total Applications
2
Certified
2
Avg Wage Ratio
1.03x
H-1B
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the general warehousing and storage industry in OH, GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC. ranks in the 83th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 661 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 99th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.9 for the general warehousing and storage sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 4.3. GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.2, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $24,100 in total penalties.
How does GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC. operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.2 compared to an industry average of 4.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, INC. of HIRAM, OH from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, NLRB labor relations cases, OFLC visa-program filings, USAspending federal contract awards, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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.

This profile may be incomplete if GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY, 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.