Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) · Wisconsin

OEC Graphics - Appleton

Appleton, WI · ~69 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.3
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

OEC Graphics - Appleton runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) workplace, earning a grade A.

OEC Graphics - Appleton: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

OEC Graphics - Appleton safety composite

OEC Graphics - Appleton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−1.7

2016→2024

OEC Graphics - Appleton injury rate improved

OEC Graphics - Appleton's TCR fell 1.7 from 1.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.7 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 323120 · Appleton, WI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/9
  • PHOTO OEC Graphics - Oshkosh
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~69 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: OEC Graphics - Oshkosh (0.1 TCR gap)

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OEC Graphics - Appleton in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows OEC Graphics - Appleton averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

OEC Graphics - Appleton TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where OEC Graphics - Appleton falls in its industry

90 Prepress printing services (e. establishments

Safer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 9 Prepress printing services (e. employers in Wisconsin.

OEC Graphics - Appleton (69 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate OEC Graphics - Appleton
OEC Graphics - Appleton (69 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.3

OEC Graphics - Appleton has more employees than the Prepress printing services (e.g., color median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 1.8 1.8 1 0 0
2022 3.7 3.7 3 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 1.4 1.4 0 1 0
2018 1.4 1.4 1 0 0
2017 1.7 0.0 1 0 0
2016 1.7 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

323120 · WI · Appleton

90 Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 356 employers in Appleton, 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 OEC Graphics - Oshkosh 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Bindery - BPK 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vista Display Products 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR E.W. Bredemeier 1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Pewaukee Central Stores 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Metro North 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Jack Walters & Sons Corp. - Allenton 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Equix Energy, Inc. - TX 69 FTE
CITY-NEAR ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Appleton 1,649 FTE
CITY-NEAR ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton 1,563 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northern Operations 1,321 FTE
CITY-NEAR Fox Valley Technical College (WI) 1,279 FTE
NAT-TCR CommScope - Mission 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR KTC - Northern Division 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Midland Operations 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Block Graphics -2 1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Johnson Hardware Company 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Transystems LLC - Twin Falls Project 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Spinneybeck | FilzFelt 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE HQ Methuen 69 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, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.