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OSHA Injury Report: Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery in 232 N. Wallace Street, Ellsworth, WI 54011 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pan Operator in curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Parent company
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Street
232 N. Wallace Street
City
Ellsworth
State
WI
ZIP
54011
On-site location
Evaporator/pan Chemical Staging area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Prepping work area to prepare to wash

What happened

Employee filling day chemical barrels the caustic over flowed and sprayed the employee the caustic barrel was already full when employee started filling.

Injury or illness

Chemical burn to face back of the head and inner left thigh

Object or substance involved

Caustic

Summary line

Employee filling day chemical barrels the caustic over flowed and sprayed the employee the caustic barrel was already full when employee started filling. Chemical burns to face back of the head and inner left thigh from caustic

Employee and industry

Job description
Pan Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
311513 — Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
168
Total hours worked
299349
EIN
390262200
Establishment ID
483000
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:14:47:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.