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OSHA Injury Report: Sargento Cheese

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Sargento Cheese in 1 Persnickety Pl, Kiel, WI 53042 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Utility in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sargento Cheese
Street
1 Persnickety Pl
City
Kiel
State
WI
ZIP
53042
On-site location
130 Blend room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

EE was opening and loading bags of ricotta cheese and starch into the blender in 130 After having done this for half the day they went to move an empty barrel When they did this they felt a sharp pain in their lower back They thought it was going to go away so they waited to report it

What happened

EE was opening and loading bags of ricotta cheese and starch into the blender in 130 After having done this for half the day they went to move an empty barrel When they did this they felt a sharp pain in their lower back They thought it was going to go away so they waited to report it

Injury or illness

Strain Back Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Lifting and opening ricotta cheese

Summary line

Strain Back Lower Back Lifting and opening ricotta cheese Lowering lifting carrying

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Utility
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
490
Total hours worked
890635
EIN
390859334
Establishment ID
1454694
Employer case #
1319

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02FEB26:20:39:00

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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.