DENMARK, WISCONSIN—
Belgioioso Cheese, Inc.
Struck by object dropped by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Belgioioso Cheese, Inc., 5900 County Road NN, DENMARK, WISCONSIN 54208 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
On May 22, 2025, an employee was loading molds filled with cheese into a holding cage in preparation to place them in a cooling tank. A mold slipped from his hand, catching his right middle finger against the frame of the cage. He sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
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DENMARK, WISCONSIN—
BelGioioso Cheese Inc.
An employee was moving a tote full of empty tubes/molds for provolone and salami in a cart. A bar used to secure the molds in the cart came out of its holder and swung down, pinching the employee's right little finger against the cart frame. The fingertip was amputated.
FREEDOM, WISCONSIN—
BelGioioso Cheese, Inc.
An employee was observing a cheese process line. They attempted to remove some cheese build-up from the process line when their right middle finger got pinched in the product molder, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
DENMARK, WISCONSIN—
BelGioioso Cheese Inc.
On November 1, 2023, an employee was troubleshooting a cardboard baler. After verifying that the power was on, the employee went to check the oil that was at the back of the control panel. When the employee grabbed the cap for the oil fill, they were shocked by a 480-volt transformer. The employee suffered electrical burns to the hand as well as a dislocated shoulder.
GLENVILLE, NEW YORK—
BelGioioso Cheese, Inc.
An employee was removing cheese curd from a plugged line when the rotating star valve amputated approximately 3/4-inch of his right index fingertip.
FREEDOM, WISCONSIN—
Belgioioso Cheese, Inc.
An employee was working in a laboratory adjacent to a boiler room when she was exposed to carbon monoxide emissions from a boiler exhaust leak. She suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and was hospitalized.
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