Establishment profile
GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.
1545 COUNTY ROAD 70, SUGARCREEK, OH, 44681
Operated by Guggisberg Cheese, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
Summary
GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $60,049 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 57th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $60,049 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $16,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $16,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $16,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,713 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I03 | 1 | 1 | $3,713 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,017 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,607 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
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 OH. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 62 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) · Dec 2023
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GUGGISBERG CHEESE, 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 GUGGISBERG CHEESE, 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 GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.. 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: No 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). 1 facility · $32,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GUGGISBERG CHEESE 1545 COUNTY ROAD 70 · SUGARCREEK, OH, 44681 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 2 | 1 | $32,000 | Sep 2025 | 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 GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $48,000 | |
| 2019-03-08 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $3,713 | |
| 2019-03-08 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $3,713 | |
| 2017-01-11 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,017 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,607 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Guggisberg Cheese, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cheese manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- A&M CHEESE CO.TOLEDO — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOLMES CHEESE COMPANYMILLERSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- MICELI DAIRY PRODUCTS CO.CLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- MINERVA DAIRY, INC.MINERVA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUNKER HILL CHEESE CO.MILLERSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- BIERY CHEESE CO.LOUISVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- MIDDLEFIELD HOLDING COMPANYMIDDLEFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- STEINER DAIRY LLCBALTIC — 1 federal enforcement record
- BREWSTER CHEESE COMPANYBREWSTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- HEINIS COUNTRY MALLMILLERSBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Guggisberg Cheese, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.MILLERSBURG, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Guggisberg Cheese, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Cheese ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC. 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 Guggisberg Cheese, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $60,049.1 in total penalties.
- How does GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. GUGGISBERG CHEESE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.22 compared to an industry average of 3.