Establishment profile
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
N2607 COUNTY HIGHWAY S, JUDA, WI, 53550
Operated by Grande Cheese Company · 1 of 8 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
Summary
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $10,850 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $10,850 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I E | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 A01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 I02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 XII | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3115 within WI. Peer group: 237 employers. This establishment has 12 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 284 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) · Jun 2020
Most frequent event: Nonclassifiable
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 21, 2020 | Nonclassifiable | 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 1 year 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)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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). 3 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRANDE CHEESE N2607 COUNTY RD S · JUDA, WI, 53550 | AirWaterTRI | Violation Identified QNCR 11 | 1 | 0 | — | Mar 2025 | View → |
GRANDE CHEESE CO N2689 CTH S · JUDA, WI, 53550 | AirWaterTRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2022 | View → |
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY N2689 CTH S PO BOX 67 · SYLVESTER, WI, 53550 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-12-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-02-28 | Complaint | 1 | — | $2,000 | |
| 2015-05-12 | Complaint | 8 | 4 | $5,100 | |
| 2006-04-24 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $3,750 |
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.
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Other employers in cheese manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- AGROPUR, INC.WEYAUWEGA — 3 federal enforcement records
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- SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.WAUPUN — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATIONMARATHON — 3 federal enforcement records
- KLONDIKE CHEESE CO.MONROE — 3 federal enforcement records
- FOREMOST FARMS USALANCASTER — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATIONMEDFORD — 3 federal enforcement records
- ROTH KASE USA LTD.MONROE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Grande Cheese Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- 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
- GRANDE CHEESE COMPANYBROWNSVILLE, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Grande Cheese Company locationsParent rollup
- Cheese ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY 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.
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 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $10,850 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 4.16 compared to an industry average of 3.