Refrigerator/freezer combinations, household-type, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Sub-Zero Built-In
Fitchburg, WI · ~699 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Sub-Zero Built-In runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Refrigerator/freezer combinations, household-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Sub-Zero Built-In's OSHA Total Case Rate of 2.1 to the Refrigerator/freezer combinations, household-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (63% of benchmark) across 5 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Sub-Zero Built-In's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Sub-Zero Built-In falls in its industry
16 Refrigerator/freezer combinati establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Trend analysis for Sub-Zero Built-In
Between 2016 and 2021, Sub-Zero Built-In's Total Case Rate worsened from 1.3 to 2.2 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 71% increase across 5 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2016, at a TCR of 1.3, while 2017 saw the highest rate, at 2.6, a spread of 1.4 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 5 reporting years, Sub-Zero Built-In recorded 69 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 5-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 69 injuries, 6 illnesses, and 1 fatality shown on this page for Sub-Zero Built-In are sourced from its own 5 years of 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 335222 - Refrigerator/freezer combinations, household-type, manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
What is the DART rate formula?
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.
10 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 1,644,503 hours worked = 1.22 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero Built-In (this establishment) | 2.09 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 5-year avg |
| 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 Sub-Zero Built-In 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: 18 reportable incidents · 12 injuries, 6 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 19 reportable incidents · 18 injuries, 0 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 15 reportable incidents · 15 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 16 reportable incidents · 16 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 8 reportable incidents · 8 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 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Sub-Zero Built-In's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Refrigerator/freezer combinations, household-type, manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 63% of the Refrigerator/freezer combinations, household-type, manufacturing benchmark, Sub-Zero Built-In reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- 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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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.