Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · Wisconsin
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau
Wausau, WI · ~207 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau: 3.1 TCR = 95% of Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau safety composite
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% 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%).
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau held a steady TCR band
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau's TCR held near 0.2 from 4.1 in 2022 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.1 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Wausau, WI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 95% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #32/171
- PHOTO BelGioioso Cheese - …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~207 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BelGioioso Cheese - Ledgeview (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Upstate Farms
Upstate Farms Cheese, LLC
3.2 TCR
- Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
3.2 TCR
- Dixon Cheese &
Dixon Cheese & Pudding
3.2 TCR
- This site
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau
3.1 TCR
- BelGioioso Che
BelGioioso Cheese - Ledgeview
3.1 TCR
What this shows Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau averages 3.1 TCR (95% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau TCR series: 2022=4.1 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau falls in its industry
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 171 Cheese (except cottage cheese) employers in Wisconsin.
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau has more employees than the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · WI · Wausau
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 153 employers in Wausau, 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 | BelGioioso Cheese - Ledgeview | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Upstate Farms Cheese, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mount Vernon | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dixon Cheese & Pudding | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WRV Office | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ortho Molecular Products, Inc | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phillips-Medisize, LLC - Automotive Facility | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C.I. Banker Wire & Iron Works Inc. | 207 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 2,551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Inc | 1,055 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Clinic Inc. | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. | 900 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Marine Group Boat Works LLC. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S10238 - Crossroads Eco Center LF | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lisi Automotive Hi Vol | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dave's Fresh Marketplace of Cumberland | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0912 - Chino Hills Grand Avenue | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | East West Tea Company | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crest Foods Store 8 | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohio Living - Westminster Thurber | 207 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.