Arc welding equipment manufacturing · Wisconsin
Power Systems Division - West
Appleton, WI · ~63 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Power Systems Division - West runs at 237% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Arc welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Power Systems Division - West: 7.8 TCR = 237% of Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Power Systems Division - West safety composite
Power Systems Division - West scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−4.9
2016→2024
Power Systems Division - West injury rate improved
Power Systems Division - West's TCR fell 4.9 from 8.6 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.6 · 2017=5.0 · 2018=17.8 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=11.5 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Appleton, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 237% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #15/15
- PHOTO Weld Mold Company
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Weld Mold Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Power Systems Division - West in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Oliver Technol
Oliver Technologies Inc.
8 TCR
- This site
Power Systems Division - West
7.8 TCR
- Weld Mold Comp
Weld Mold Company
7.8 TCR
- Power Systems
Power Systems Division - South
7.7 TCR
- Consumer Solut
Consumer Solutions Division - West
7.6 TCR
What this shows Power Systems Division - West averages 7.8 TCR (237% of the Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Power Systems Division - West TCR series: 2016=8.6 · 2017=5 · 2018=17.8 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=11.5 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Power Systems Division - West falls in its industry
129 Arc welding equipment manufact establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 15 Arc welding equipment manufact employers in Wisconsin.
Power Systems Division - West has fewer employees than the Arc welding equipment manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.8 | 14.3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · WI · Appleton
129 Arc welding equipment manufacturing 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 | Weld Mold Company | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Power Systems Division - South | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Consumer Solutions Division - West | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oliver Technologies Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Insight FS - Jefferson | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miltrim Farms Inc. | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Barron Live Haul | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clifford A Chier Resource Center | 63 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 | De Ruijter International USA, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vehicle Service Center | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | XQC | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westwind Concrete | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Folsom | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Pediatric Group - Chantilly | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 600 Irving | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roers Construction Company | 63 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.