Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton
Grafton, WI · ~27 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton: 8.0 TCR = 241% of Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton safety composite
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton: 4.5 → 15.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 18.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.45× in 2024
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton's TCR rose 10.8 from 4.5 in 2016 to 15.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333514 · Grafton, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 241% of ind
- DART 11.5 DART
- RANK #35/37
- PHOTO Lacay Fabrication & …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lacay Fabrication & Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Positive Indus
Positive Industries
8.1 TCR
- Apple Steel Ru
Apple Steel Rule Die Co., Inc.
8.1 TCR
- This site
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton
8 TCR
- Lacay Fabricat
Lacay Fabrication & Manufacturing, Inc.
8 TCR
- Three M Tool &
Three M Tool & Machine, Inc.
7.9 TCR
What this shows Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton averages 8.0 TCR (241% of the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=18.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=15.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton falls in its industry
387 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 37 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma employers in Wisconsin.
Waukesha Metal Products - Grafton has fewer employees than the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333514 · WI · Grafton
387 Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 57 employers in Grafton, 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 | Lacay Fabrication & Manufacturing, Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Three M Tool & Machine, Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Positive Industries | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apple Steel Rule Die Co., Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Mills Corporate Office | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chilton Dairy, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cooperative Resources International - Distribution Center | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steam Service Headquarters | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aurora Medical Center Grafton | 1,575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grafton Division | 418 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kapco Inc. - Badger | 327 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kapco Metal Stamping | 286 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Hill | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EWC Controls LLC | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gec Enterprises LLC | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coke Northeast - Portland | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1041 - BELFOR Akron OH | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dawn | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1005 - BELFOR Sterling VA | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 180-Tulsa | 27 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.