Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Wisconsin
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Milwaukee, WI · ~28 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. runs at 365% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade F.
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc.: 12.1 TCR = 365% of Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. safety composite
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 26.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc.: 16.4 → 26.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 26.5 TCR · DART/TCR 2.2× in 2024
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s TCR rose 10.1 from 16.4 in 2017 to 26.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Milwaukee, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.1 · 365% of ind
- DART 26.5 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Presrite-Jefferson D…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Presrite-Jefferson Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc.
12.1 TCR
- Presrite-Jeffe
Presrite-Jefferson Division
12.1 TCR
- LODI IRON WORK
LODI IRON WORKS
12.1 TCR
- BERKELEY FORGE
BERKELEY FORGE
12 TCR
- Vestal Manufac
Vestal Manufacturing Enterprises
11.9 TCR
What this shows Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. averages 12.1 TCR (365% of the Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. TCR series: 2017=16.4 · 2019=13 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=26.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. falls in its industry
241 Forgings made from purchased i establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Forgings made from purchased i employers in Wisconsin.
Schaefer Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. has fewer employees than the Forgings made from purchased iron or ste median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.4 | 8.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · WI · Milwaukee
241 Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 980 employers in Milwaukee, 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 | Presrite-Jefferson Division | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LODI IRON WORKS | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BERKELEY FORGE | 12.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vestal Manufacturing Enterprises | 11.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spring Grove Dairy - SGD382 | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand View Dairy Farm, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cross Farms | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2404-DeForest, WI | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center | 7,587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FROEDTERT HOSPITAL | 7,328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Milwaukee Hospital | 3,398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Childrens Hospital - Milw Campus | 2,851 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Abbeville County Memorial Hospital | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pro-Tech Mfg & Dist, Inc | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Laurel Brook Operator, LLC | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Station 6: Edwards | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crabil Manufacturing, Inc | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Accurate Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SN Precision Enterprises Inc dba Pacamor Kubar Bearings | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Environmental Air, Inc. | 28 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.