Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing · Wisconsin
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC
Viola, WI · ~33 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC runs at 255% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC: 8.4 TCR = 255% of Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC safety composite
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 19.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC: 0.0 → 19.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 19.5 TCR · DART/TCR 2.32× in 2024
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC's TCR rose 19.5 from 0.0 in 2018 to 19.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Viola, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.4 · 255% of ind
- DART 19.5 DART
- RANK #22/24
- PHOTO Sukup Sheffield Manu…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sukup Sheffield Manufacturing Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC
8.4 TCR
- Sukup Sheffiel
Sukup Sheffield Manufacturing Facility
8.4 TCR
- Plant Tape
Plant Tape
8.3 TCR
- Walker Manufac
Walker Manufacturing Company
8.3 TCR
- Root Lowell Mf
Root Lowell Mfg. Co.
8.3 TCR
What this shows Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC averages 8.4 TCR (255% of the Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=3.5 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=19.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC falls in its industry
433 Farm tractors and attachments establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 24 Farm tractors and attachments employers in Wisconsin.
Lowe Manufacturing Co.,LLC has fewer employees than the Farm tractors and attachments manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · WI · Viola
433 Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 4 employers in Viola, 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 | Sukup Sheffield Manufacturing Facility | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant Tape | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walker Manufacturing Company | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Root Lowell Mfg. Co. | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HM Clause - Sun Prairie | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Atkinson | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gorman General Contractors | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J&J Contractors I LLC | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Viola Facility | 194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GoMacro, LLC | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowe-Viola | 32 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Behler-Young Company - Kensington Distribution Center | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Las Vegas 1 | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tacoma General Hospital | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 113006-Birmingham | AL | 113006 | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Artex Label | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodwill Industries Inc-156th Maple | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IBP Charleston | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diamondback Acres Inc. | 33 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.