Establishment profile
Foremost Farms USA
1815 W. Spencer St., APPLETON, WI, 54914
Operated by Foremost Farms USA · 1 of 14 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 391805431
Summary
Foremost Farms USA has no OSHA inspection history on file. Federal records covering wage, environmental, labor relations, and other agencies are noted below where present.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 0 days ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
Foremost Farms USA appears in EPA environmental compliance and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
No OSHA inspections, citations, or accidents on file for Foremost Farms USA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 153 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.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2016 – Jun 2017
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2017 | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Ankle(s) | 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 0 days ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for Foremost Farms USA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for Foremost Farms USA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for Foremost Farms USA, 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 Foremost Farms USA 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.). 3 cases · 1 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-RC-382402 | Representation election | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-RC-006574 | Representation election | Apr 2004 | Jun 2004 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-016012 | Unfair labor practice | May 2001 | Nov 2001 | 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 Foremost Farms USA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FOREMOST FARMS USA 1815 W SPENCER ST · APPLETON, WI, 54914 | WaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 2020 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for Foremost Farms USA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
In the news
Part of a larger organization
Foremost Farms USA is one of 14 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Foremost Farms USA.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Foremost Farms USA across all 14 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 Foremost Farms USA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FOREMOST FARMS USARICHLAND CENTER, WI — 4 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USAPLOVER, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USALANCASTER, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USACHILTON, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USAATHENS, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USAWAUSAU, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USAMADISON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USADE PERE, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USAWILSON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USAREEDSBURG, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Foremost Farms USA 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 Foremost Farms 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 Foremost Farms USA, which operates 14 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is Foremost Farms USA's OSHA violation history?
- Foremost Farms USA has no OSHA inspections on record.
- How does Foremost Farms USA's safety record compare to its industry?
- Foremost Farms USA operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. Foremost Farms USA's self-reported DART rate is 1.76 compared to an industry average of 3.