Tools, handheld, nonpowered (except kitchen-type), manufacturing · Wisconsin
Swanstrom Tools USA
Superior, WI · ~60 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Swanstrom Tools USA runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tools, handheld, nonpowered (except kitchen-type), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Swanstrom Tools USA: 5.7 TCR = 173% of Tools, handheld, nonpowered (except kitchen-type), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Swanstrom Tools USA safety composite
Swanstrom Tools USA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Swanstrom Tools USA: 3.0 → 9.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
Swanstrom Tools USA's TCR rose 6.7 from 3.0 in 2017 to 9.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Superior, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 173% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #10/14
- PHOTO Alcon Tool Company
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alcon Tool Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Swanstrom Tools USA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MOGADORE/ALBIO
MOGADORE/ALBION PLANT
5.8 TCR
- Pacific Tool &
Pacific Tool & Gauge
5.8 TCR
- This site
Swanstrom Tools USA
5.7 TCR
- Alcon Tool Com
Alcon Tool Company
5.7 TCR
- Diamond Saw Wo
Diamond Saw Works, Inc.
5.7 TCR
What this shows Swanstrom Tools USA averages 5.7 TCR (173% of the Tools, handheld, nonpowered (except kitchen-type), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Swanstrom Tools USA TCR series: 2017=3 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Swanstrom Tools USA falls in its industry
174 Tools, handheld, nonpowered (e establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 14 Tools, handheld, nonpowered (e employers in Wisconsin.
Swanstrom Tools USA has fewer employees than the Tools, handheld, nonpowered (except kitc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · WI · Superior
174 Tools, handheld, nonpowered (except kitchen-type), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 80 employers in Superior, 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 | Alcon Tool Company | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MOGADORE/ALBION PLANT | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Tool & Gauge | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diamond Saw Works, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rock Prairie Dairy LLC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steigerwaldt Land Services, Inc. | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley Power Plant | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Horizon Construction Group | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | School District of Superior | 1,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Halvor Lines, Inc. Superior | 747 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Halvor Lines Superior Terminal | 527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakehead Constructors, Inc. | 474 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chatsworth Park Health Care Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nebea - Beatrice | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nmgal - Gallup Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Landover Store 2351 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Orchards Management LLC | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Hugo | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HyFlex Corporation | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minneapolis | 60 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.