Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) · Wisconsin
A & E Tools
Racine, WI · ~151 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A & E Tools runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) workplace, earning a grade C.
A & E Tools: 2.9 TCR = 87% of Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A & E Tools safety composite
A & E Tools scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
A & E Tools: 0.8 → 2.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.69× in 2024
A & E Tools's TCR rose 1.2 from 0.8 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Racine, WI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #6/14
- PHOTO Dynamic Dies Holland
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~151 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dynamic Dies Holland (0.0 TCR gap)
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A & E Tools in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
A & E Tools
2.9 TCR
- Dynamic Dies H
Dynamic Dies Holland
2.9 TCR
- Stone Manufact
Stone Manufacturing & Supply Company Inc.
2.9 TCR
- Malco Products
Malco Products De Witt
2.9 TCR
- Orbix dba Gear
Orbix dba Gearench
2.7 TCR
What this shows A & E Tools averages 2.9 TCR (87% of the Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) BLS benchmark).
A & E Tools TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=6 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where A & E Tools falls in its industry
174 Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g. establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 14 Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g. employers in Wisconsin.
A & E Tools has more employees than the Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty kn median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · WI · Racine
174 Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 111 employers in Racine, 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 | Dynamic Dies Holland | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stone Manufacturing & Supply Company Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Malco Products De Witt | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orbix dba Gearench | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Barron Grow Out | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Uihlein Electric | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kerry-Manitowoc | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Bay, WI Facility | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-WIMIL98 | 1,550 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Racine Offices | 1,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WIMIL98 ASCENSION ALL SAINTS HOSP - SPRING STREET | 1,297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CNH Industrial - Racine Offices | 944 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nevada | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pleasant Valley Nursing Center | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Humphrey Mechanical, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Styline Logistics Indiana | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pregis- Grand Rapids | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BB | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCormick Distilling Co., Inc. | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manchester NH | 151 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.