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OSHA Injury Report: BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom in N4056 Vine Road, Appleton, WI, WI 54913 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom
Parent company
BelGioioso Cheese
Street
N4056 Vine Road
City
Appleton, WI
State
WI
ZIP
54913
On-site location
North Addition Line 5 VC999

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was working on the forming side lift die locks.

What happened

The lift system was activated by a sensor he was working on. This caused the lift to drop cutting his right hand.

Injury or illness

Laceration - Right Hand

Object or substance involved

Lift System

Summary line

Fracture - Laceration Right Hand; UPR EXTREMITIES hand - nec.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
194
Total hours worked
409215
EIN
391324847
Establishment ID
1049753
Employer case #
W00428158

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:30
Time of incident
3:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:16:11:00

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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.