Brush blocks, carbon or molded graphite, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI · ~259 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Brush blocks, carbon or molded graphite, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.: 5.2 TCR = 157% of Brush blocks, carbon or molded graphite, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. safety composite
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−4.9
2016→2024
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. injury rate improved
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.9 from 6.2 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.2 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=3.3 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=8.8 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335991 · Milwaukee, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 157% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK P23
- PHOTO SGL Carbon - Morganton
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 91 inj
- SIZE ~259 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SGL Carbon - Morganton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Urbix, Inc. Pl
Urbix, Inc. Plant 0
5.4 TCR
- This site
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- SGL Carbon - M
SGL Carbon - Morganton
5.2 TCR
- Tokai Carbon G
Tokai Carbon GE - Hickman Facility
5 TCR
- Carbon Convers
Carbon Conversions
4.8 TCR
What this shows Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. averages 5.2 TCR (157% of the Brush blocks, carbon or molded graphite, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=3.3 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=8.8 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. falls in its industry
93 Brush blocks, carbon or molded establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. has more employees than the Brush blocks, carbon or molded graphite, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335991 · WI · Milwaukee
93 Brush blocks, carbon or molded graphite, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 980 employers in Milwaukee, 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 | SGL Carbon - Morganton | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Urbix, Inc. Plant 0 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tokai Carbon GE - Hickman Facility | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carbon Conversions | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stevens Construction Corporation | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Muza Metal Products, LLC Oshkosh | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kiel, WI Plant | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1007 | 259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center | 7,587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FROEDTERT HOSPITAL | 7,328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Milwaukee Hospital | 3,398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Childrens Hospital - Milw Campus | 2,851 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | B & B Trucking, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Woodbury - M Health Fairview Sports Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Honda of Sarasota | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Liberty | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Richardson | 259 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont | 259 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Air Hydro Power | 259 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Victoria Jobsites | 259 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.