Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses · Wisconsin
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant
Wittenberg, WI · ~133 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant runs at 180% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses workplace, earning a grade D.
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant: 5.9 TCR = 180% of Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant safety composite
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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)
- F 5.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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%).
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant held a steady TCR band
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant's TCR held near 0.0 from 4.3 in 2018 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.8 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Wittenberg, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 180% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #35/52
- PHOTO Stevison Ham Company
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~133 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stevison Ham Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Nettles Sausag
Nettles Sausage, Inc.
6 TCR
- This site
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant
5.9 TCR
- Stevison Ham C
Stevison Ham Company
5.9 TCR
- Buckhead Meat
Buckhead Meat and Seafood of Central Florida
5.9 TCR
- Rich Products
Rich Products
5.9 TCR
What this shows Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant averages 5.9 TCR (180% of the Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses BLS benchmark).
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant TCR series: 2018=4.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.8 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant falls in its industry
613 Bacon, slab and sliced, made f establishmentsSafer than 34% 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 #35 safest of 52 Bacon, slab and sliced, made f employers in Wisconsin.
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant has fewer employees than the Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purcha 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 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · WI · Wittenberg
613 Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 14 employers in Wittenberg, 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 | Stevison Ham Company | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buckhead Meat and Seafood of Central Florida | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rich Products | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nettles Sausage, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbia Energy Center | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northeast Asphalt, Inc. - Green Bay | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Construction, Inc-WI-Lomira | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant 1 | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ho-chunk gaming Wittenberg | 197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Distribution Center | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Homme Home of Wittengerg | 96 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats | 94 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Quaglino Roofing | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Park Construction Corp | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TPI Arecibo | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Progressive Foam Technologies Beach City | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Structural #30 | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Embry Riddle Resident Dining | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Select Specialty Hospital - Orlando North | 133 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.