Cheese Manufacturing · Wisconsin
R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake
ELKHART LAKE, WI · ~92 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake runs at 20% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Cheese Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 3
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 5 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 311513.
Where R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake falls in its industry
386 Cheese Manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake has an average TCR of 0.7, which is 20% of the industry average (3.3) for Cheese Manufacturing. This is significantly better than average.
Safety Insights for R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake
R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake operates an establishment with approximately 92 full-time equivalent workers in ELKHART LAKE, WI, classified under the Cheese Manufacturing industry (NAICS 311513). Across 5 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 3 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 0.7 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Cheese Manufacturing, R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake's workforce experiences 20% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 5 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 177,307 hours worked = 1.13 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake (this establishment) | 0.66 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 5-year avg |
| Processed cheeses manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 311513 |
| Wisconsin state avg (all industries) | 4.92 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2021: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Cheese Manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 20% of the Cheese Manufacturing benchmark, R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Cheese Manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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