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OSHA Injury Report: Central Valley Cheese

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Central Valley Cheese in 115 South Kilroy Rd., Turlock, CA 95380 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Central Valley Cheese
Parent company
Central Valley Cheese, Inc
Street
115 South Kilroy Rd.
City
Turlock
State
CA
ZIP
95380
On-site location
Yogurt Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
140

Before the incident

Team Member was making a routine Product weight adjustment on the filler line piston in manual mode

What happened

Team member was adjusting the filler line product weight on the piston in Manual Mode; routine practice. Team member reached around inside the existing piston guard intentionally which is not permitted

Injury or illness

Right hand middle finger tip severed

Object or substance involved

Filler line piston

Summary line

Right hand middle finger tip severed

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
150
Total hours worked
291234
EIN
954343064
Establishment ID
1174152
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
4:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:21:15:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.