Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · Wisconsin
Foremost Farms - Richland Center
RICHLAND CENTER, WI · ~123 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Foremost Farms - Richland Center runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate — about level with the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace — earning a grade C.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 15
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Foremost Farms - Richland Center's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
Foremost Farms - Richland Center's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 311513.
Where Foremost Farms - Richland Center falls in its industry
386 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishmentsSafer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Foremost Farms - Richland Center has an average TCR of 3.4, which is 102% of the industry average (3.3) for Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing. This is worse than average.
Safety Insights for Foremost Farms - Richland Center
Foremost Farms - Richland Center operates an establishment with approximately 123 full-time equivalent workers in RICHLAND CENTER, WI, classified under the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing industry (NAICS 311513). Across 4 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 15 recordable injuries, 2 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 3.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the C letter grade (Average Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing, Foremost Farms - Richland Center's workforce experiences 102% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 4 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Foremost Farms - Richland Center as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Foremost Farms - Richland Center's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2020)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
3 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 255,764 hours worked = 2.35 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Foremost Farms - Richland Center (this establishment) | 3.36 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Processed cheeses manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 311513 |
| Wisconsin state avg (all industries) | 4.92 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Foremost Farms - Richland Center to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2020: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 6 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 2 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Foremost Farms - Richland Center's reported OSHA injury record versus its Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing peers — not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 102% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing benchmark, Foremost Farms - Richland Center reports more injuries than typical peers — ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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