Pig iron merchant wholesalers · Wisconsin
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division
Wausau, WI · ~42 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division runs at 363% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pig iron merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division: 8.0 TCR = 363% of Pig iron merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division safety composite
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 17.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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%).
Rising injury rate
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division: 4.1 → 20.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 20.9 TCR · DART/TCR 2.24× in 2021
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division's TCR rose 16.8 from 4.1 in 2016 to 20.9 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 2.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Wausau, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 363% of ind
- DART 17.9 DART
- RANK #28/32
- PHOTO Chicago Division
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chicago Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Race City Stee
Race City Steel, Inc.
8.1 TCR
- This site
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division
8 TCR
- Chicago Divisi
Chicago Division
8 TCR
- Dallas DFW
Dallas DFW
7.9 TCR
- F3
F3
7.9 TCR
What this shows O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division averages 8.0 TCR (363% of the Pig iron merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=12 · 2021=20.9 · BLS 2.2
Where O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division falls in its industry
1,299 Pig iron merchant wholesalers establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 32 Pig iron merchant wholesalers employers in Wisconsin.
O'Brien Steel Service - Wausau Division has fewer employees than the Pig iron merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · WI · Wausau
1,299 Pig iron merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 153 employers in Wausau, 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 | Chicago Division | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dallas DFW | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | F3 | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Race City Steel, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Port Washington Generating Station | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sterling Water, Inc | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roberts Irrigation Co | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bielinski Homes | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 2,551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Inc | 1,055 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Clinic Inc. | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. | 900 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 258430-Sandusky Po | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LGS Pace, LLC.-PA | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kirkland's Distribution Center #500 | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glen Gate Company | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TN.FRANK.11 - Ricoh Americas Holdings, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AC Hotel Boston North | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kiyokawa Family Orchards | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tzeng Long USA, Inc. | 42 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.