Discount Department Stores · Wisconsin
0238 - Appleton
Appleton, WI · ~174 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0238 - Appleton runs at 106% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade C.
0238 - Appleton: 3.6 TCR = 106% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0238 - Appleton safety composite
0238 - Appleton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
0238 - Appleton: 0.0 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
0238 - Appleton's TCR rose 3.7 from 0.0 in 2019 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Appleton, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 106% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #69/146
- PHOTO 1323 - St Charles
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~174 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1323 - St Charles (0.0 TCR gap)
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0238 - Appleton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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0238 - Appleton
3.6 TCR
- 1323 - St Char
1323 - St Charles
3.6 TCR
- 1870 - Simpson
1870 - Simpsonville
3.6 TCR
- Unit #0766
Unit #0766
3.6 TCR
- Unit #2534
Unit #2534
3.6 TCR
What this shows 0238 - Appleton averages 3.6 TCR (106% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
0238 - Appleton TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=7.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.4
Where 0238 - Appleton falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #69 safest of 146 Discount Department Stores employers in Wisconsin.
0238 - Appleton has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · WI · Appleton
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 356 employers in Appleton, WI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | 1323 - St Charles | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1870 - Simpsonville | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #0766 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #2534 | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lemberg Electric - Main Office | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3050 WALKER DR | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lincoln Wood Products | 174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Appleton | 1,649 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Operations | 1,321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fox Valley Technical College (WI) | 1,279 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1323 - St Charles | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1870 - Simpsonville | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sandridge Partners,LP | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Permacast, LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0012 - Bridgeton | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0607 - Olympia | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0731 - Highland | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1012 - Niagara Falls | 174 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.