Metals service centers · Wisconsin
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau
Wausau, WI · ~33 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau: 3.1 TCR = 140% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau safety composite
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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: 0.0 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.03× in 2024
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau's TCR rose 6.3 from 0.0 in 2022 to 6.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Wausau, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.1 · 140% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #11/32
- PHOTO Rolled Metal Product…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rolled Metal Products-Northeast (0.0 TCR gap)
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O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau
3.1 TCR
- Rolled Metal P
Rolled Metal Products-Northeast
3.1 TCR
- Steel Technolo
Steel Technologies Madison
3.1 TCR
- Pecos
Pecos
3.1 TCR
- Tubular Steel
Tubular Steel Rialto
3.1 TCR
What this shows O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau averages 3.1 TCR (140% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 59% 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 #11 safest of 32 Metals service centers employers in Wisconsin.
O'Brien Steel Service- Wausau has fewer employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · WI · Wausau
1,299 Metals service centers 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 | Rolled Metal Products-Northeast | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steel Technologies Madison | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pecos | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tubular Steel Rialto | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HM Clause - Sun Prairie | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Atkinson | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gorman General Contractors | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J&J Contractors I LLC | 33 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 | Full Circle Industrial | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westerman Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A&M Drywall Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bedon Construction Inc | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aperam Sterling Heights | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Double D | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A.P. Williams, Inc. | 33 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.