Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Wisconsin

Nelson Freight Service, Inc.

Name: Nelson Freight Service, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Peshtigo, WI · ~34 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.6
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade C.

Nelson Freight Service, Inc.: 3.6 TCR = 80% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. safety composite

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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): D 3.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 53% 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

−2.4

2016→2024

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. injury rate improved

Nelson Freight Service, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.4 from 4.4 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.4 · 2018=4.4 · 2024=2.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484121 · Peshtigo, WI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 80% of ind

DART 2.0 DART
RANK #84/145
PHOTO VADC Fleet
BOOK 3y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~34 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: VADC Fleet (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Nelson Freight Service, Inc. averages 3.6 TCR (80% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2018=4.4 · 2024=2 · BLS 4.5

Where Nelson Freight Service, Inc. falls in its industry

3,252 Trucking, general freight, lon establishments

Safer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #84 safest of 145 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Wisconsin.

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. (34 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 61 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Nelson Freight Service, Inc. has fewer employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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
2024	2.0	2.0	1
2018	4.4	2.2	2
2016	4.4	4.4	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484121 · WI · Peshtigo

3,252 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 15 employers in Peshtigo, WI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	VADC Fleet	RUTHER GLEN, VA	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ARG ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER, NY	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Trotting Fox LLC dba Davidson Brothers	BELLEFONTE, PA	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	P&B Transportation, Inc.	APOLLO, PA	3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Drumlin Dairy, LLC	CHILTON	34 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Merrillan East Coating	MERRILLAN	34 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bayfront Steam Plant	ASHLAND	34 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bayfront Steam Plant-5D	ASHLAND	34 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rennes Health & Rehab Center-East	Peshtigo	200 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Aacer Flooring	Peshtigo	180 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Magnicare, Inc.	Peshtigo	165 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rennes Health & Rehab Center - West	Peshtigo	136 FTE
NAT-TCR	Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab	Stronghurst, IL	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ndx Albensi	Irwin, PA	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Geneva Commons #124	Geneva, IL	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	DGA	Dalton, GA	3.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Liverpool Location	Liverpool, PA	34 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hampton Inn & Suites Williamsport-Faxon Exit	Williamsport, PA	34 FTE
NAT-SIZE	West Palm Beach - #404	West Palm Beach, FL	34 FTE
NAT-SIZE	AKRA Builders, Inc.	Teutopolis, IL	34 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.