Metal stampings (except automotive, cans, coins), unfinished, manufacturing · Wisconsin

Cole Manufacturing

West Bend, WI · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Cole Manufacturing runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Metal stampings (except automotive, cans, coins), unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Cole Manufacturing: 2.4 TCR = 74% of Metal stampings (except automotive, cans, coins), unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Cole Manufacturing safety composite

Cole Manufacturing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

B

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 2.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% 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%).

Cole Manufacturing held a steady TCR band

Cole Manufacturing's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=0.0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332119 · West Bend, WI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 74% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #2/61
  • PHOTO Chaska Machine and T…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Chaska Machine and Tool (0.0 TCR gap)

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Cole Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Cole Manufacturing averages 2.4 TCR (74% of the Metal stampings (except automotive, cans, coins), unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Cole Manufacturing TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Cole Manufacturing falls in its industry

477 Metal stampings (except automo establishments

Safer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 61 Metal stampings (except automo employers in Wisconsin.

Cole Manufacturing (38 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 5.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Cole Manufacturing
Cole Manufacturing (38 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Cole Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Metal stampings (except automotive, cans median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 10.5 5.3 4 0 0
2022 2.6 2.6 1 0 0
2021 2.6 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 1.8 1.8 1 0 0
2018 1.9 1.9 1 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332119 · WI · West Bend

477 Metal stampings (except automotive, cans, coins), unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 93 employers in West Bend, 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 Chaska Machine and Tool 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dynamic Stampings, Inc 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Clairon Metals Corporation 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dyco Manufacturing, INC 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE JG Development 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE The Boson Company 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Northwest Builders, Inc. 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE A Chappa Construction 38 FTE
CITY-NEAR FROEDTERT WEST BEND HOSPITAL 682 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend 650 FTE
CITY-NEAR Johnson School Bus Inc. 506 FTE
CITY-NEAR BSG Maintenance 345 FTE
NAT-TCR Branch 321 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR US Road - Wichita Service Center 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Jorgensen Company Fresno 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Anchor Staffing 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Bouldin & Lawson 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Loberg Construction Co. 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE City of Crosslake 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Public Works 38 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

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.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.