Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Braatz Welding LLC
Shawano, WI · ~37 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Braatz Welding LLC runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Braatz Welding LLC: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Braatz Welding LLC safety composite
Braatz Welding LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−1.4
2017→2024
Braatz Welding LLC injury rate improved
Braatz Welding LLC's TCR fell 1.4 from 6.4 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.4 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Shawano, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/45
- PHOTO Northwoods Mfg Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northwoods Mfg Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Braatz Welding LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Braatz Welding LLC
4.2 TCR
- Northwoods Mfg
Northwoods Mfg Inc
4.2 TCR
- NorrisBuilt Fa
NorrisBuilt Fabrication & Mobile Welding LLC
4.2 TCR
- Tricon Wear So
Tricon Wear Solutions Chicago
4.2 TCR
- ChoreTime Deca
ChoreTime Decatur
4.2 TCR
What this shows Braatz Welding LLC averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Braatz Welding LLC TCR series: 2017=6.4 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=8 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Braatz Welding LLC falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 45 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Wisconsin.
Braatz Welding LLC has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · WI · Shawano
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 45 employers in Shawano, 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 | Northwoods Mfg Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NorrisBuilt Fabrication & Mobile Welding LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tricon Wear Solutions Chicago | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ChoreTime Decatur | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Habelman Bros. Company | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lamers Dairy, Inc | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wissota Hydro Plant | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stevens Point | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Medical Center Shawano | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foodservice Shawano - 0564 | 361 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2271 | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reinhart - Shawano - 0564 | 351 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bethea Retirement Community | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendrick Health Club | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Classic Wire Cut Co Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Madelia High School | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alta Enterprises LLC- Bolingbrook | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marion Location | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Golden Eagle Dist. Hannibal | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Louis Chouteau | 37 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.