Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing · Wisconsin
Marathon Cheese (Medford)
Medford, WI · ~598 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Marathon Cheese (Medford) runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Marathon Cheese (Medford): 4.5 TCR = 135% of Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Marathon Cheese (Medford) safety composite
Marathon Cheese (Medford) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−0.4
2020→2024
Marathon Cheese (Medford) injury rate improved
Marathon Cheese (Medford)'s TCR fell 0.4 from 3.5 in 2020 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.5 · 2021=6.0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Medford, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 135% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #63/171
- PHOTO Hull Facility - AGRO…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 115 inj
- SIZE ~598 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hull Facility - AGROPUR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Marathon Cheese (Medford) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Marathon Cheese (Medford)
4.5 TCR
- Hull Facility
Hull Facility - AGROPUR
4.5 TCR
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing : Plymouth
4.5 TCR
- Whitehall Spec
Whitehall Specialties - Plant 1
4.5 TCR
- Emmi Roth USA-
Emmi Roth USA-Platteville
4.5 TCR
What this shows Marathon Cheese (Medford) averages 4.5 TCR (135% of the Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Marathon Cheese (Medford) TCR series: 2020=3.5 · 2021=6 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Marathon Cheese (Medford) falls in its industry
377 Cheese, natural (except cottag establishmentsSafer than 57% 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 #63 safest of 171 Cheese, natural (except cottag employers in Wisconsin.
Marathon Cheese (Medford) 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 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · WI · Medford
377 Cheese, natural (except cottage cheese), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 39 employers in Medford, 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 | Hull Facility - AGROPUR | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manufacturing : Plymouth | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whitehall Specialties - Plant 1 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emmi Roth USA-Platteville | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ABS Global | 598 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ariens Company Plant 1 | 598 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JP Cullen & Sons | 599 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Molson Coors Beverage Company USA | 600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Medford Hospital and Clinics | 586 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics Inc. | 565 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Medford Hospital | 501 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sierra Pacific Windows - Medford | 457 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fareway Stores, Inc. 900 Des Moines | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rock Island Plant | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0160 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0269 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TransAm Trucking, Inc. - Olathe Main | 598 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridgewater Interiors | 598 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Petersburg | 598 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ZF-Farmington Hills HQ | 598 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.