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.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.2
avg TCR · per 100 workers
3.3
industry benchmark (BLS)
12
recordable injuries tracked

Grade compares Braatz Welding LLC's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 8 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).

Injury rate over time

Braatz Welding LLC's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.

Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 332313.

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Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 332313.

Braatz Welding LLC has an average TCR of 4.2, which is 126% of the industry average (3.3) for Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing. This is worse than average.

Safety Insights for Braatz Welding LLC

Braatz Welding LLC operates an establishment with approximately 37 full-time equivalent workers in SHAWANO, WI, classified under the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing industry (NAICS 332313). Across 8 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 12 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.2 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the D letter grade (Poor Safety Record).

Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing, Braatz Welding LLC's workforce experiences 126% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.

Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 8 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Braatz Welding LLC as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.

Verify This Employer with OSHA

All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Braatz Welding LLC's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 332313 — Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing.

DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)

DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.

0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 80,492 hours worked = 0.00 DART

Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping

Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State

Benchmark TCR Source
Braatz Welding LLC (this establishment) 4.17 OSHA ITA Form 300A, 8-year avg
Fabricated plate work manufacturing industry avg 3.30 BLS IIF, NAICS 332313
Wisconsin state avg (all industries) 4.92 OSHA ITA, state-level rollup

Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program

Reportable Incident Timeline

Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Braatz Welding LLC to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.

Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Braatz Welding LLC's safety grade?
Braatz Welding LLC has a safety grade of D (Poor Safety Record). This grade is based on their average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.2 compared to the BLS industry benchmark of 3.3 for Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing.
How is the safety grade calculated?
Safety grades are calculated by comparing an employer's average Total Case Rate (TCR) — the number of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers per year — against the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) industry benchmark. Grade A means significantly below average injury rates; grade F means significantly above average.
How many injuries has Braatz Welding LLC reported?
Braatz Welding LLC has reported 12 total injuries and 0 fatalities across 8 years of OSHA data (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017). This data comes from mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reports.
Where does PlainSafetyScore get its data?
All safety data comes from OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (ITA), which collects mandatory establishment-level injury and illness reports from employers with 250+ employees or those in high-hazard industries. Industry benchmarks are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program.

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Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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