Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip · Wisconsin
Northern Wire
Merrill, WI · ~100 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Wire runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip workplace, earning a grade D.
Northern Wire: 5.5 TCR = 165% of Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Wire safety composite
Northern Wire scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
−0.7
2017→2024
Northern Wire injury rate improved
Northern Wire's TCR fell 0.7 from 9.2 in 2017 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.2 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=8.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332613 · Merrill, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 165% of ind
- DART 8.6 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO Durant
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Durant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northern Wire in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northern Wire
5.5 TCR
- Mid-West Sprin
Mid-West Spring & Stamping
5.5 TCR
- Durant
Durant
5.4 TCR
- Duer / Carolin
Duer / Carolina Coil
5.3 TCR
- Leggett & Plat
Leggett & Platt
5.3 TCR
What this shows Northern Wire averages 5.5 TCR (165% of the Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip BLS benchmark).
Northern Wire TCR series: 2017=9.2 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=1 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Northern Wire falls in its industry
189 Springs, precision (except clo establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Springs, precision (except clo employers in Wisconsin.
Northern Wire has more employees than the Springs, precision (except clock, watch) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332613 · WI · Merrill
189 Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 49 employers in Merrill, 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 | Durant | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid-West Spring & Stamping | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duer / Carolina Coil | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leggett & Platt | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Area | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | V&V Supremo Foods, Inc. - Browntown | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dawns Foods | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Niagara Bottling, LLC - Kenosha | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrill Area Public Schools | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1366 | 240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1366 | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Weinbrenner Shoe Company, INC. - Merrill | 200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mcallen Tx - 813 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McLaren Bay Region | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bace LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M&M Excavating Co., Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oklahoma City Ok - 825 | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Austin Tx - 822 | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedarwood at Sandy | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Transport - 463 463SH | 100 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.