Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing · Wisconsin

GEM Manufacturing INC.

Kenosha, WI · ~48 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

GEM Manufacturing INC. runs at 300% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

GEM Manufacturing INC.: 9.9 TCR = 300% of Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

GEM Manufacturing INC. safety composite

GEM Manufacturing INC. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).

F

23/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% 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%).

Rising injury rate

GEM Manufacturing INC.: 5.0 → 7.9 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 13.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.27× in 2024

GEM Manufacturing INC.'s TCR rose 2.9 from 5.0 in 2018 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333517 · Kenosha, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 300% of ind

  • DART 2.6 DART
  • RANK #31/33
  • PHOTO THE EVANS FINDINGS C…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 21 inj
  • SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: THE EVANS FINDINGS COMPANY (0.0 TCR gap)

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GEM Manufacturing INC. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows GEM Manufacturing INC. averages 9.9 TCR (300% of the Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

GEM Manufacturing INC. TCR series: 2018=5 · 2019=13.3 · 2022=13.3 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.3

Where GEM Manufacturing INC. falls in its industry

391 Turning machines (i.e., lathes establishments

Safer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 33 Turning machines (i.e., lathes employers in Wisconsin.

GEM Manufacturing INC. (48 employees, TCR 9.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4 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 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate GEM Manufacturing INC.
GEM Manufacturing INC. (48 employees, TCR 9.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4

GEM Manufacturing INC. has fewer employees than the Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalwo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 7.9 2.6 3 0 0
2022 13.3 5.0 8 0 0
2019 13.3 5.0 8 0 0
2018 5.0 3.3 2 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333517 · WI · Kenosha

391 Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 178 employers in Kenosha, 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 THE EVANS FINDINGS COMPANY 9.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Advanced Innovative Manufacturing, Inc. 10.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR HEM, Inc. - HEMSAW (HEM-EAST) 9.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Gilchrist Metal Fabricating 10.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Spring Green 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Select Sires Inc Westby 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Select Sires, Inc - Wisconsin 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Custer 48 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MKE1 3,474 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon.com Services LLC - MKE1 2,936 FTE
CITY-NEAR Aurora Medical Center Kenosha 2,233 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon Transportation Services : MKE5 1,671 FTE
NAT-TCR Stevens - John F Martin & Sons 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Feit Electric Company, Inc. McDonough, GA. 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR LAXGATEWAY 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 3285 - Philadelphia Northern Liberties 9.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Back in Black Company 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Radar Love Company 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Watco Manufacturing Company LLC 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Focus Development, Inc. 48 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, 2022, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.