Wood window frames and sash manufacturing · Wisconsin
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St
Merrill, WI · ~159 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St runs at 186% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Wood window frames and sash manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St: 6.1 TCR = 186% of Wood window frames and sash manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St safety composite
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St: 3.8 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2024
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St's TCR rose 1.1 from 3.8 in 2021 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321911 · Merrill, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 186% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #18/33
- PHOTO Central Woodwork of …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~159 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Central Woodwork of Nashville, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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SPI - WN Merrill - Water St in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Central Woodwo
Central Woodwork of Nashville, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- This site
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St
6.1 TCR
- Endura Product
Endura Products Inc-Upper Plant
6.1 TCR
- Swaner Hardwoo
Swaner Hardwood Co., Inc
6.1 TCR
- Endeavor Hardw
Endeavor Hardwoods, Inc.
6.1 TCR
What this shows SPI - WN Merrill - Water St averages 6.1 TCR (186% of the Wood window frames and sash manufacturing BLS benchmark).
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St TCR series: 2021=3.8 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where SPI - WN Merrill - Water St falls in its industry
452 Wood window frames and sash ma establishmentsSafer than 36% 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 #18 safest of 33 Wood window frames and sash ma employers in Wisconsin.
SPI - WN Merrill - Water St has more employees than the Wood window frames and sash manufacturin 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 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321911 · WI · Merrill
452 Wood window frames and sash manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 49 employers in Merrill, 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 | Central Woodwork of Nashville, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Endura Products Inc-Upper Plant | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swaner Hardwood Co., Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Endeavor Hardwoods, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Power-Neenah, WI | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Andes Candies LLC | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper - Manitowoc | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt (Beloit Corrugating) LLC | 159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrill Area Public Schools | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1366 | 240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1366 | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Weinbrenner Shoe Company, INC. - Merrill | 200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Erie Metropark | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AJM Packaging - Taylor | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holston Health and Rehabilitation | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arizona Center for Nature Conservation | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Ana Creek Development dba Mark Company | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bel-Art Products, Pocomoke, MD | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Borealis | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA - North Wales | 159 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.