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ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC. is a cheese manufacturing employer in ELLSWORTH, WI. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $5,105 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case 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.

ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.

232 N WALLACE STREET, ELLSWORTH, WI, 54011

311513 Top companies in Cheese Manufacturing

EIN: 390262200

183 employees

Federal Enforcement
5
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$5,105 in penalties
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.3
Industry Avg DART
3
Self-Reported DART
9.2
Self-Reported TRIR
10.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
5
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$5,105
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$344.85
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
20 years
Last Activity
14yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
86% serious$729 avg per violation$1,021 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$43
Avg Back Wages / Case
$345
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDEPANLRB$5,449.85 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+6.2
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+6.2
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
4
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 20% of inspections

Peer Comparison

75%
Above average violations
vs 237 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
53%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
89%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
3
Unfair Labor Practice
3
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
2
Quarters Non-Compliant
8
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
638874
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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.

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Industry context

Within the cheese manufacturing industry in WI, ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC. ranks in the 75th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 237 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 53th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 89th 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. ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.18, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $5,105 in total penalties.
How does ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.18 compared to an industry average of 3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC. of ELLSWORTH, WI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, 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.

This profile may be incomplete if ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, 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.