Inspection 348059429 OPENED FEB 24, 2025Closed
408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Agropur, Inc. 3 times in South Dakota since 2022.
The latest one began on Feb 24, 2025 after a complaint, in Lake Norden.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 1 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $76,022 and now stand at $43,447, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Agropur, Inc. averages $21,724 (2 cited inspections).
Agropur, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 348059817 OPENED FEB 24, 2025Closed
408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $16,550 | $9,000 | Jul 29, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $24,113 | $9,000 | Jul 29, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 29, 2025 | Final |
Inspection 346158124 OPENED AUG 16, 2022Closed
408 Dakota Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $7,366 | $7,366 | Feb 1, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.119(n) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $12,278 | $2,366 | Feb 1, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $8,349 | $8,349 | Feb 1, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $7,366 | $7,366 | Feb 1, 2023 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Lake Norden site logged 26 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 424 workers: 5.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 198 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agropur Lake Norden · 2022 | 424 | 26 | 9 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Lake Norden Cheese Lake Norden · 2019 | 364 | 30 | 5 | 8.7 | 4.2 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 31, 2021, Lake Norden: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · body systems
An employee accessed an electrical panel to switch a breaker when they received a 480-volt electrical shock that went from their right hand to their left hand, resulting in hospitalization.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management
29 CFR 1910.119(n)
(n) Emergency planning and response. The employer shall establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38. In addition, the emergency action plan shall include procedures for handling small releases. Employers covered under this standard may also be subject to the hazardous waste and emergency response provisions contained in 29 CFR 1910.120 (a), (p) and (q).
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
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.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(d)
(D) Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other cheese manufacturing employers in South Dakota
- Associated Milk Producers Inc. Freeman · 13 citations · $34,226
- Bel Brands USA Brookings · 1 citation · $6,000
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.