Brushes, household-type and industrial, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC
Waukesha, WI · ~44 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC runs at 226% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Brushes, household-type and industrial, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC: 7.5 TCR = 226% of Brushes, household-type and industrial, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC safety composite
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
−1.3
2016→2024
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC injury rate improved
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC's TCR fell 1.3 from 10.9 in 2016 to 9.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.9 · 2017=6.8 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=12.8 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=9.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339994 · Waukesha, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 226% of ind
- DART 7.3 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Fairfield - Harper B…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fairfield - Harper Brush (0.3 TCR gap)
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Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hoopeston
Hoopeston
8.3 TCR
- Spiral Brushes
Spiral Brushes, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- This site
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC
7.5 TCR
- Fairfield - Ha
Fairfield - Harper Brush
7.2 TCR
- Felton Incorpo
Felton Incorporated
6.4 TCR
What this shows Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC averages 7.5 TCR (226% of the Brushes, household-type and industrial, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC TCR series: 2016=10.9 · 2017=6.8 · 2018=5 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=12.8 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC falls in its industry
47 Brushes, household-type and in establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Brushes, household-type and in employers in Wisconsin.
Schaefer Brush Mfg, LLC has fewer employees than the Brushes, household-type and industrial, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339994 · WI · Waukesha
47 Brushes, household-type and industrial, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 285 employers in Waukesha, 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 | Fairfield - Harper Brush | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spiral Brushes, Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hoopeston | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Felton Incorporated | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Crave Brothers Farm | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holsum Elm Dairy | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Milwaukee South Shore | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARC Contracting of Wisconsin Inc | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 2,210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Generac-Waukesha | 1,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEHC : Waukesha WI (WSO), HCS | 1,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | 1,090 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Desert Regional Medical Center | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Shores Post Acute | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spruill Ave. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paragon Industries Inc. South | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkway Operator LLC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legacy Village of Tifton | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bauer Construction, Inc | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-States Wood Preservers Inc. | 44 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.