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BEL BRANDS USA

1500 E NORTH AVE, LITTLE CHUTE, WI, 54140
Operated by Bel Brands USA
311513Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 222019556

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OSHA inspections
2
over 7 years
Violations
6
$23,000 in penalties
Penalties
$23,000
$3,833 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BEL BRANDS USA has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $23,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 227 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 45th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BEL BRANDS USA 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, 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

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 7 yrs
Violations
6
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$23,000
$3,833 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3115 within WI. Peer group: 227 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $2,901
Inspection frequency
45th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
3.0
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
7.6
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 139 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
1
Referral
1

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 – Jul 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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).

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BEL BRANDS USA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEL BRANDS USA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Bel Brands USA, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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 Bel Brands USA locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BEL BRANDS USA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEL BRANDS USA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEL BRANDS USA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BEL BRANDS USA is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bel Brands USA.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bel Brands USA across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEL BRANDS USA 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 Bel Brands USA.

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Frequently asked

What is BEL BRANDS USA's OSHA violation history?
BEL BRANDS USA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $23,000 in total penalties.
How does BEL BRANDS USA's safety record compare to its industry?
BEL BRANDS USA operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. BEL BRANDS USA's self-reported DART rate is 3.03 compared to an industry average of 3.