Establishment profile
MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION
1000 PROGRESSIVE AVE P.O. BOX 30, MEDFORD, WI, 54451
Operated by MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION · 1 of 3 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 390873270
Summary
MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $10,080 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 57th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
43% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $10,080 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,530 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1984 | Mar 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1984 | Mar 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1984 | Mar 1984 |
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 6 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 58 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) · Sep 2017 – Sep 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Sep 20, 2017 | 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
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2013 – Aug 2015 | Cheese Manufacturing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION, 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 MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-113179 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2013 | Oct 2013 | 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 MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-07-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-04-03 | Complaint | 1 | — | $6,000 | |
| 2013-05-08 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $4,080 | |
| 1998-01-28 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-10-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-02-28 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION across all 3 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:
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- FOREMOST FARMS USARICHLAND CENTER — 4 federal enforcement records
- AGROPUR, INC.WEYAUWEGA — 3 federal enforcement records
- NASONVILLE DAIRY, INC.MARSHFIELD — 3 federal enforcement records
- SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.WAUPUN — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATIONMARATHON — 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
- ROTH KASE USA LTD.MONROE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATIONMOUNTAIN HOME, ID — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION 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 MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION 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 MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $10,080 in total penalties.
- How does MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.