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OSHA Injury Report: BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at BelGioioso Cheese - Freedom in N4056 Vine Road, Appleton, WI, WI 54913 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mozzarella Table Operator 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
Freedom 1 Drain Tables

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
39

Before the incident

Installing cheese molding drum on equipment.

What happened

Employee was lifting a heavy cheese molder without the aid of a lift and felt a pop in his back.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

Cheese mold

Summary line

Employee lifted a cheese molding drum and felt a strain in his back.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mozzarella Table Operator
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
201
Total hours worked
411369
EIN
391324847
Establishment ID
1049753
Employer case #
W00448636

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:30
Time of incident
2:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:18:57:00

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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.