Button cells, primary batteries, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Portage Plant
Portage, WI · ~175 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Portage Plant runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Button cells, primary batteries, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Portage Plant: 3.2 TCR = 96% of Button cells, primary batteries, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Portage Plant safety composite
Portage Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−4.1
2016→2024
Portage Plant injury rate improved
Portage Plant's TCR fell 4.1 from 5.4 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.4 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=2.9 · 2021=4.2 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335912 · Portage, WI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 96% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Electrochem Solution…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~175 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Electrochem Solutions Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Portage Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Materials Divi
Materials Division
3.5 TCR
- Dixon Packagin
Dixon Packaging and Distribution
3.3 TCR
- This site
Portage Plant
3.2 TCR
- Electrochem So
Electrochem Solutions Inc.
3.1 TCR
- Energizer Hold
Energizer Holdings Inc.
3 TCR
What this shows Portage Plant averages 3.2 TCR (96% of the Button cells, primary batteries, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Portage Plant TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=2.9 · 2021=4.2 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Portage Plant falls in its industry
42 Button cells, primary batterie establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Button cells, primary batterie employers in Wisconsin.
Portage Plant has fewer employees than the Button cells, primary batteries, manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335912 · WI · Portage
42 Button cells, primary batteries, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 40 employers in Portage, 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 | Electrochem Solutions Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dixon Packaging and Distribution | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Energizer Holdings Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Materials Division | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | North | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evco Plastics - DEF | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Winsert, LLC. | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fluid Connectors : Chetek | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Divine Savior Hospital, Clinics and Homecare | 779 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Divine Savior | 434 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SGPPL-Portage | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1799 | 347 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Waverly NE - Irrigation | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JEGS Automotive, LLC - Delaware | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 12620 - Oak Park | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yuba County Jail | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rio Grande Hospital | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springfield Corporate Office | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DAE1 | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Allied Corporation | 175 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.