Establishment profile
BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC
N5279 COUNTY ROAD G, SAINT CLOUD, WI, 53079
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 390889324
Summary
BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $32,222 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3115 within WI. Peer group: 237 employers. This establishment has 28 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 250 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) · Oct 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2018 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Finger,Forming | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2013 – Oct 2013 | Cheese Manufacturing | — | 1 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Agriculture2000005672/4100015991/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2020-03-16$1,757,700
- Department of Agriculture2000006343/4100018223/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2019-08-19$1,684,308
- Department of Agriculture2000006921/4100020015/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2020-07-15$1,042,169
- Department of AgriculturePO 5602contract · Last action 2013-11-20$1,041,390
- Department of AgriculturePO 7189 STRING CHEESEcontract · Last action 2014-08-20$944,395
- Department of Agriculture2000005455/4100015308/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2020-03-16$674,533
- Department of Agriculture2000006025/4100017105/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2019-04-24$479,648
- Department of Agriculture2000006553/4100018787/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2019-11-22$464,917
- Department of AgricultureAGDPROS160091contract · Last action 2020-03-16$395,653
- Department of AgriculturePO 9353 STRING CHEESEcontract · Last action 2015-08-27$380,117
- Department of Agriculture2000005863/4100016622/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2019-02-12$265,356
- Department of AgriculturePO 9731 STRING CHEESEcontract · Last action 2015-11-13$195,426
- Department of Agriculture2000006258/4100017954/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2019-07-25$195,161
- Department of AgriculturePO 7711 STRING CHEESEcontract · Last action 2014-11-13$185,333
- Department of Agriculture2000006478/4100018605/CHEESE MOZ LM PT SKM STRING BOX-360/1 OZcontract · Last action 2019-10-30$97,823
- Department of AgriculturePO 8190 STRING CHEESEcontract · Last action 2015-02-19$85,995
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311513 - CHEESE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2020-07-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-05-04 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $9,136 | |
| 2018-12-28 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $7,965 | |
| 2018-03-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-12-12 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $7,633 | |
| 2011-09-14 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $4,600 | |
| 2004-01-28 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $1,155 | |
| 2004-01-28 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $1,733 | |
| 1986-02-25 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, 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.
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Frequently asked
- What is BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC's OSHA violation history?
- BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $32,222.1 in total penalties.
- How does BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC's self-reported DART rate is 9.05 compared to an industry average of 3.