Iron foundries · Wisconsin
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate)
Waupaca, WI · ~215 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Iron foundries workplace, earning a grade A.
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate): 1.1 TCR = 32% of Iron foundries BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) safety composite
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.4
2016→2024
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) injury rate improved
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate)'s TCR fell 0.4 from 1.7 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.7 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Waupaca, WI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #1/39
- PHOTO WEST POINT FOUNDRY &…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~215 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WEST POINT FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tyler Union An
Tyler Union Anniston
1.4 TCR
- Grede
Grede
1.3 TCR
- McWane Ductile
McWane Ductile Utah
1.3 TCR
- This site
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate)
1.1 TCR
- WEST POINT FOU
WEST POINT FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO.
1.1 TCR
What this shows Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) averages 1.1 TCR (32% of the Iron foundries BLS benchmark).
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) falls in its industry
272 Iron foundries establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 39 Iron foundries employers in Wisconsin.
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) has more employees than the Iron foundries median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · WI · Waupaca
272 Iron foundries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 33 employers in Waupaca, 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 | WEST POINT FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grede | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McWane Ductile Utah | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tyler Union Anniston | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spirit Construction, Inc. | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoffman Construction Company | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Directional Crossings- Brownsville | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glenroy, Inc. | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 | 834 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 1 | 520 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Medical Center Waupaca | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gusmer Enterprises, Inc. - Waupaca | 213 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Union City Facility | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cornerstone Services Group LLC - Omaha | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Huron Operations Center | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Embraer Executive Jet Services, LLC - FLL | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bowhead Mission Solutions | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fort Scott | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Empire District Corporate Office | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 622 San Marcos | 215 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.