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 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 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 (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, 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.
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $32,222 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I C | 2 | 2 | $11,357 | Feb 2018 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $9,136 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,241 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,300 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,300 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $963 | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $770 | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $578 | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 II | 1 | 1 | $578 | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
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
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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2013 – Oct 2013 | Cheese Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
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) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) 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 contracts
This location
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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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BAKER CHEESE FACTORY, INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Contact sales →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.