Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, all materials, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Kusel Equipment Co
Watertown, WI · ~25 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kusel Equipment Co runs at 222% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, all materials, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Kusel Equipment Co: 7.3 TCR = 222% of Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, all materials, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kusel Equipment Co safety composite
Kusel Equipment Co scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% 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
−7.3
2017→2024
Kusel Equipment Co injury rate improved
Kusel Equipment Co's TCR fell 7.3 from 7.3 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 16.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.3 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=16.8 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332913 · Watertown, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 222% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P11
- PHOTO Sioux Chief Mfg Co.,…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sioux Chief Mfg Co., Inc. - Peculiar (0.2 TCR gap)
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Kusel Equipment Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Willoughby Ind
Willoughby Industries, Inc.
8 TCR
- This site
Kusel Equipment Co
7.3 TCR
- Sioux Chief Mf
Sioux Chief Mfg Co., Inc. - Peculiar
7.2 TCR
- Tribal Manufac
Tribal Manufacturing MI
6.8 TCR
- PRIER Products
PRIER Products, Inc.
6.6 TCR
What this shows Kusel Equipment Co averages 7.3 TCR (222% of the Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, all materials, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kusel Equipment Co TCR series: 2017=7.3 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=16.8 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Kusel Equipment Co falls in its industry
73 Plumbing fixture fittings and establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Kusel Equipment Co has fewer employees than the Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, all median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332913 · WI · Watertown
73 Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, all materials, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 59 employers in Watertown, 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 | Sioux Chief Mfg Co., Inc. - Peculiar | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tribal Manufacturing MI | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Willoughby Industries, Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PRIER Products, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fergusons Minnesota Harvest LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Minocqua Service Center | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Janesville Headquarters | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berlin Office | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watertown Regional Medical Center | 733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | S0469 WATERTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR | 602 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1776 | 309 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1776 | 296 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dajcor Aluminum Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cottonwood Distribution LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pro Coat Orange | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clark County-State of Washington | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbus Awning Company | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Harbor at Douglasville | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mosaic-Living Innovations-Foxcroft | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BJC Home Care - Sullivan | 25 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.