OSHA has inspected Agropur Inc. 2 times in Idaho since 2017.
The latest one began on Dec 11, 2024 on a referral, in Jerome.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $23,793 and now stand at $21,550, 9% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,873, and Agropur Inc. averages $10,775 (2 cited inspections).
Agropur Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 6 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company547 West Nez Perce Ave, Jerome, ID 83338 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 3 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $16,550 | $16,550 | May 29, 2025 | Final |
547 West Nez Perce Ave, Jerome, ID 83338 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 15, 2017: Employee is burned by hot water while operating potato peele
At 12:15 a.m. on February 15, 2017, an employee was running the potato peeler. The employee burned his ankle when the hot water overflowed and splashed the employee. The employee was not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $7,243 | $5,000 | Apr 5, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Jerome site logged 17 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 470 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 99 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agropur Jerome · 2025 | 470 | 17 | 3 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Agropur Jerome Jerome · 2023 | 438 | 17 | 4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Agropur Inc. - Jerome Cheese Co Jerome · 2021 | 385 | 17 | 2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Jerome Cheese Co Jerome · 2018 | 359 | 10 | 1 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 6 reports on file.
Nov 15, 2024, Jerome: Hospitalization · thermal burns second degree · trunk and other upper extremities
An employee was removing and cleaning the water filter for a cheese cooker. The employee switched over to the alternate filter and used the shutoff valve to isolate the filter before removing it. When the filter was isolated, the hot water/steam mixture built back pressure in the filter housing. When the employee removed the clamp, the hot water burst out onto the employee causing second-degree…
Jan 4, 2023, Jerome: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was replacing the valve stem on a pneumatic valve when the valve actuated and closed on their thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Oct 25, 2017, Jerome: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was trying to move a barrel back onto a forklift when the pallet broke. The barrel then shifted, pinching the employee's finger between the barrel and the forklift mast. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
Aug 3, 2017, Jerome: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was moving an empty pallet jack used to hoist bags of whey to a platform when her hand was caught between the jack and a safety rail, crushing her right index finger. Her finger had to be surgically amputated below the first joint.
Jul 30, 2017, Jerome: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
While conducting maintenance on an actuator valve on a milk tank, an employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
May 30, 2017, Jerome: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was changing a cheese mold and had her right thumb in a hole when a coworker moved the blade, amputating her right thumb tip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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