Establishment profile
AGROPUR INC.
3805 NORTH FREEDOM ROAD, APPLETON, WI, 54913
Operated by Agropur, inc · 1 of 3 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
Summary
AGROPUR INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 5 years of recorded history, with $44,653 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AGROPUR INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $44,653 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 I | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3115 within WI. Peer group: 237 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 105 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2020
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2020 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AGROPUR INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AGROPUR INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for Agropur, inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Agropur, inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-332455 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2023 | Aug 2025 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AGROPUR INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AGROPUR INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AGROPUR INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-29 | Complaint | 1 | — | $4,000 | |
| 2025-02-25 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,000 | |
| 2023-12-15 | Complaint | 5 | 1 | $22,000 | |
| 2021-06-16 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $13,653 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AGROPUR INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Agropur, inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Agropur, inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cheese manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ELLSWORTH COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.ELLSWORTH — 4 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USARICHLAND CENTER — 4 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATIONMARATHON — 3 federal enforcement records
- NASONVILLE DAIRY, INC.MARSHFIELD — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATIONMEDFORD — 3 federal enforcement records
- SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.WAUPUN — 3 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.BEAVER DAM — 3 federal enforcement records
- KLONDIKE CHEESE CO.MONROE — 3 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USALANCASTER — 3 federal enforcement records
- AGROPUR, INC.WEYAUWEGA — 3 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Agropur, inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AGROPUR, INC.LUXEMBURG, WI — 4 federal enforcement records
- AGROPUR, INC.WEYAUWEGA, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Agropur, inc locationsParent rollup
- Cheese ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Cheese Manufacturing in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AGROPUR INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Agropur, inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AGROPUR INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AGROPUR INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $44,653 in total penalties.
- How does AGROPUR INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AGROPUR INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. AGROPUR INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.29 compared to an industry average of 3.