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SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.

13190 VELP AVENUE, GREEN BAY, WI, 54313
Operated by Saputo Cheese USA Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
311513Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 391629977

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OSHA inspections
3
over 6 years
Violations
1
$6,033 in penalties
Penalties
$6,033
$6,033 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $6,033 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 19th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th 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

SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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

Inspections
3
0.5 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
1
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$6,033
$6,033 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

33% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $6,033 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$6,033Aug 2024Aug 2024

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

19th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3115 within WI. Peer group: 237 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
50th
peer median: $6,033
Inspection frequency
64th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−3.0
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.3

Reported for 19 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
2
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

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 SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Saputo Cheese USA Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
4

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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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.). 7 cases · 3 ULP · 4 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-324933Unfair labor practiceAug 2023Jun 2025ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-316760Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jun 2025ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-315608Representation electionApr 2023Apr 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-135490Representation electionAug 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-RD-001527Representation electionNov 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018643Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-RC-006669Representation electionMay 2007Jul 2007ClosedRegion 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 SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC
13190 VELP AVENUE · SUAMICO, WI, 54313
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-04-03Complaint0$0
2024-04-03Complaint11$6,033
2020-05-07Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Saputo Cheese USA Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Saputo Cheese USA Inc across all 10 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:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Saputo Cheese USA Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAPUTO CHEESE USA 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc, which operates 10 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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Frequently asked

What is SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $6,033.3 in total penalties.
How does SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.