Skids, metal, manufacturing · Wisconsin
KSM Industries Inc
Germantown, WI · ~84 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KSM Industries Inc runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Skids, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
KSM Industries Inc: 4.8 TCR = 147% of Skids, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KSM Industries Inc safety composite
KSM Industries Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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%).
Rising injury rate
KSM Industries Inc: 4.5 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.78× in 2024
KSM Industries Inc's TCR rose 1.8 from 4.5 in 2018 to 6.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332999 · Germantown, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 147% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #33/73
- PHOTO Penflex Corp.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Penflex Corp. (0.0 TCR gap)
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KSM Industries Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KSM Industries Inc
4.8 TCR
- Penflex Corp.
Penflex Corp.
4.8 TCR
- LeMar Industri
LeMar Industries-SHE
4.8 TCR
- Kitchen Fabric
Kitchen Fabricating Equipment - Counter Craft
4.8 TCR
- Hose Master -
Hose Master - Atlanta GA
4.8 TCR
What this shows KSM Industries Inc averages 4.8 TCR (147% of the Skids, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KSM Industries Inc TCR series: 2018=4.5 · 2020=3.8 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where KSM Industries Inc falls in its industry
827 Skids, metal, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 73 Skids, metal, manufacturing employers in Wisconsin.
KSM Industries Inc has more employees than the Skids, metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332999 · WI · Germantown
827 Skids, metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 112 employers in Germantown, 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 | Penflex Corp. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LeMar Industries-SHE | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kitchen Fabricating Equipment - Counter Craft | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hose Master - Atlanta GA | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | New Chester Dairy, LLC | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alma Plants | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Macco's Commercial Interiors, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ECM Holding Group, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ellsworth Corporation - Germantown, Wisconsin | 428 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1515 | 376 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1515 | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Weimer Bearing & Transmission, Inc. | 353 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Aviation - Los Angeles | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sierra Farm Labor Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Old Town Trolley Tours of Nashville Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mount Carmel Communities, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Titusville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Light Metals Coloring | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cahaba Veneer, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Futureguard Building Products | 84 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.