Radio and television tower sections, fabricated structural metal, manufacturing · Wisconsin
KEES Inc.
Elkhart Lake, WI · ~61 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KEES Inc. runs at 218% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Radio and television tower sections, fabricated structural metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
KEES Inc.: 7.2 TCR = 218% of Radio and television tower sections, fabricated structural metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KEES Inc. safety composite
KEES Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−4.4
2016→2023
KEES Inc. injury rate improved
KEES Inc.'s TCR fell 4.4 from 7.4 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.4 · 2017=11.0 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=4.6 · 2023=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Elkhart Lake, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 218% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #30/46
- PHOTO Valley Joist West
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valley Joist West (0.0 TCR gap)
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KEES Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KEES Inc.
7.2 TCR
- Valley Joist W
Valley Joist West
7.2 TCR
- ABC Coating Co
ABC Coating Company of MN
7.2 TCR
- A&G Machine Sh
A&G Machine Shop, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- Levan Associat
Levan Associates Inc.
7.2 TCR
What this shows KEES Inc. averages 7.2 TCR (218% of the Radio and television tower sections, fabricated structural metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KEES Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=11 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=5 · 2020=4.6 · 2023=3 · BLS 3.3
Where KEES Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Radio and television tower sec establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 46 Radio and television tower sec employers in Wisconsin.
KEES Inc. has more employees than the Radio and television tower sections, fab median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · WI · Elkhart Lake
1,491 Radio and television tower sections, fabricated structural metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 10 employers in Elkhart Lake, 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 | Valley Joist West | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABC Coating Company of MN | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&G Machine Shop, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Levan Associates Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LaCrosse - Commerce Street | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commonwealth Construction Corporation | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Board Store Home Improvements, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeview Construction, LLC | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bremer Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhart Lake | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5935_12921 | 68 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PACSHIP North | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Chicago Dept of Assets, Information and Services - 727 E. 111th St. (Fleet Garage) | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABC Coating Company of MN | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BWI | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BT Syracuse | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BT Norfolk | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Computech Manufacturing | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Charles Fire Department | 61 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.