Machine shops · Wisconsin
Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute
LITTLE CHUTE, WI · ~61 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute runs at 84% of its industry's injury rate — about level with the typical Machine shops workplace — earning a grade C.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.8
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 9
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 6 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 332710.
Where Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute falls in its industry
2,037 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute has an average TCR of 2.8, which is 84% of the industry average (3.3) for Machine shops. This is better than average.
Safety Insights for Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute
Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute operates an establishment with approximately 61 full-time equivalent workers in LITTLE CHUTE, WI, classified under the Machine shops industry (NAICS 332710). Across 6 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 9 recordable injuries, 1 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 2.8 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the C letter grade (Average Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Machine shops, Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute's workforce experiences 84% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 6 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute's own 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 332710 — Machine shops.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)
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.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 132,390 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute (this establishment) | 2.78 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 6-year avg |
| Machine shops industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 332710 |
| 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 Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute 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.
- 2024: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 3 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute's reported OSHA injury record — strong versus its Machine shops peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 84% of the Machine shops benchmark, Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute reports fewer injuries than typical peers — still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Machine shops sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- 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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