Auto Dealer Service · Wisconsin
Bowditch Inc
Whitewater, WI · ~36 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bowditch Inc runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Auto Dealer Service workplace, earning a grade D.
Bowditch Inc: 4.3 TCR = 128% of Auto Dealer Service BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bowditch Inc safety composite
Bowditch Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.1
2023→2024
Bowditch Inc injury rate improved
Bowditch Inc's TCR fell 3.1 from 5.9 in 2023 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.9 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441110 · Whitewater, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 128% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #54/90
- PHOTO Whitaker Buick Company
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Whitaker Buick Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bowditch Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bowditch Inc
4.3 TCR
- Whitaker Buick
Whitaker Buick Company
4.3 TCR
- Freysinger Hyu
Freysinger Hyundai
4.3 TCR
- Lithia of Sant
Lithia of Santa Rosa, Inc
4.3 TCR
- MGH Auto, LLC.
MGH Auto, LLC.
4.3 TCR
What this shows Bowditch Inc averages 4.3 TCR (128% of the Auto Dealer Service BLS benchmark).
Bowditch Inc TCR series: 2023=5.9 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.4
Where Bowditch Inc falls in its industry
2,847 Auto Dealer Service establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #54 safest of 90 Auto Dealer Service employers in Wisconsin.
Bowditch Inc has fewer employees than the Auto Dealer Service median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441110 · WI · Whitewater
2,847 Auto Dealer Service employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 33 employers in Whitewater, 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 | Whitaker Buick Company | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Freysinger Hyundai | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lithia of Santa Rosa, Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MGH Auto, LLC. | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rolling Hills Diary Farm, LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | T & T Quality Cutting LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Barron Electric Cooperative | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lavelle Industries Inc. Whitewater | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whitewater | 246 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1274 | 233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1274 | 230 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | El Monte | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 033 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6336 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | RRSC Providence | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Drexel Technologies, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Classic Recycling New York Corp | 36 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.