Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing · Wisconsin
Marathon Cheese Corporation
Marathon, WI · ~991 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Marathon Cheese Corporation runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Marathon Cheese Corporation: 4.8 TCR = 144% of Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Marathon Cheese Corporation safety composite
Marathon Cheese Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−2.1
2020→2024
Marathon Cheese Corporation injury rate improved
Marathon Cheese Corporation's TCR fell 2.1 from 5.5 in 2020 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.5 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Marathon, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 144% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #74/171
- PHOTO Ingredients - Cheese…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 221 inj
- SIZE ~991 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ingredients - Cheese - Hummelstown PA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Marathon Cheese Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Marathon Cheese Corporation
4.8 TCR
- Ingredients -
Ingredients - Cheese - Hummelstown PA
4.7 TCR
- Lactalis USA I
Lactalis USA Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Logan plant
Logan plant
4.7 TCR
- Wiskerchen Che
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc.
4.7 TCR
What this shows Marathon Cheese Corporation averages 4.8 TCR (144% of the Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Marathon Cheese Corporation TCR series: 2020=5.5 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Marathon Cheese Corporation falls in its industry
377 Cheese, natural (except cottag establishmentsSafer than 51% 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 #74 safest of 171 Cheese, natural (except cottag employers in Wisconsin.
Marathon Cheese Corporation has more employees than the Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), 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 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 59 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 52 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · WI · Marathon
377 Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 15 employers in Marathon, 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 | Ingredients - Cheese - Hummelstown PA | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lactalis USA Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Logan plant | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ProHealth Care | 994 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Homes for Independent Living | 987 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plymouth | 996 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. | 985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marathon | 1,104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MEDFORD | 665 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOUNTAIN HOME | 561 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Menzner Hardwoods Marathon | 346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NFI Interactive Logistics LLC-591 APACHE TRAIL | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 20624 Gouverneur | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Inn at Garden Plaza | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1385 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NP Santa Fe LLC, dba Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino | 991 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NGSP-E654 | 991 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Life's WORC | 991 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kraft Heinz Springfield | 991 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.