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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc. in 9912 Innovation Way, Wausau, WI 54401 resulted in days away from work. Employee was bulk Cheese Cutter in cheese merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc.
Parent company
Great Lakes Cheese, Inc.
Street
9912 Innovation Way
City
Wausau
State
WI
ZIP
54401
On-site location
Tawi Lift in Primary Packaging

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

Transferring cheese from cart to production line with Tawi [REDACTED]

What happened

Tawi vacuum lift lost suction and released from cheese. Moved in upward motion and struck the employee above right eye.

Injury or illness

fractured left orbital bone

Object or substance involved

Tawi vacuum lift

Summary line

Fracture to left orbital bone when vacuum lift released from cheese it was lifting.

Employee and industry

Job description
Bulk Cheese Cutter
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
424430 — Cheese merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
453
Total hours worked
948202
Establishment ID
843534
Employer case #
1900-9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
6:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
01MAR2025:17:14:00

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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.