Arc welding equipment manufacturing · Wisconsin
Commercial Solutions Division - West
Appleton, WI · ~155 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Commercial Solutions Division - West runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Arc welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Commercial Solutions Division - West: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Commercial Solutions Division - West safety composite
Commercial Solutions Division - West scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−9.3
2019→2024
Commercial Solutions Division - West injury rate improved
Commercial Solutions Division - West's TCR fell 9.3 from 10.1 in 2019 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.1 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Appleton, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO Milco Manufacturing …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~155 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Milco Manufacturing Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Commercial Solutions Division - West in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Industrial Equ
Industrial Equipment Division - East
5 TCR
- This site
Commercial Solutions Division - West
4.8 TCR
- Milco Manufact
Milco Manufacturing Company
4.8 TCR
- Pro Spot Inter
Pro Spot International
4.7 TCR
- System Technol
System Technologies, Inc.
4.6 TCR
What this shows Commercial Solutions Division - West averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Commercial Solutions Division - West TCR series: 2019=10.1 · 2020=5 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Commercial Solutions Division - West falls in its industry
129 Arc welding equipment manufact establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 Arc welding equipment manufact employers in Wisconsin.
Commercial Solutions Division - West has more employees than the Arc welding equipment manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · WI · Appleton
129 Arc welding equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 356 employers in Appleton, 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 | Milco Manufacturing Company | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pro Spot International | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Equipment Division - East | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | System Technologies, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Weston Power Plant | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Boldt Company - Waukesha, WI | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BSI | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cardinal FG - Tomah TG | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Appleton | 1,649 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Operations | 1,321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fox Valley Technical College (WI) | 1,279 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Unicast Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KYTC District 8 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nu Way Concrete Forms Wentzville, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LeMar Industries-SHE | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blazer Industries | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LP Owensboro II, LLC--Hillcrest | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XSW | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OKC | 155 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.