Establishment profile
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
N11689 DAIRY ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, WI, 53006
Operated by Grande Cheese Company · 1 of 8 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
Summary
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY has accumulated 52 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $29,634 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 23 citations in this view · $29,634 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $2,150 | May 1974 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $963 | May 1974 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $10,239 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IV | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G11 | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $938 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $40 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $40 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $40 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3115 within WI. Peer group: 237 employers. This establishment has 52 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 151 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) · May 2021
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2021 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Attachment,Caught Between,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Forklift,Forks,Industrial Truck,Instantaneous amputation,Loading,Mixer,PIV,Partial Amputation,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Rigging,Sling,Traumatic Amputation,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load | 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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY. 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 GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-05-11 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,239 | |
| 2011-01-06 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $8,000 | |
| 2007-10-22 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $5,525 | |
| 2002-02-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-01-08 | Planned | 13 | 5 | $5,625 | |
| 1986-11-18 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-04-23 | Planned | 26 | — | $245 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Grande Cheese Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Grande Cheese Company across all 8 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 Grande Cheese Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GRANDE CHEESE COMPANYJUDA, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GRANDE CHEESE COFRIENDSHIP, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRANDE CHEESE COWYOCENA, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRANDE CHEESE COMPANYFRIENDSHIP, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRANDE CHEESE COMPANYFOND DU LAC, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Grande Cheese Company 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 GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY 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 Grande Cheese Company, which operates 8 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 52 violations and $29,634 in total penalties.
- How does GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 4.17 compared to an industry average of 3.