Iron foundries · Wisconsin
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3
Waupaca, WI · ~834 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 runs at 253% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Iron foundries workplace, earning a grade F.
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3: 8.3 TCR = 253% of Iron foundries BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 safety composite
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
−1.0
2016→2024
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 injury rate improved
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3's TCR fell 1.0 from 8.8 in 2016 to 7.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.8 · 2017=9.7 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=7.0 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=7.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Waupaca, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 253% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #21/39
- PHOTO New Boston Division
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 562 inj
- SIZE ~834 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Boston Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Amested Rail -
Amested Rail - Griffin Wheel Keokuk
8.6 TCR
- Viking Pump In
Viking Pump Inc - Foundry (A Unit of IDEX Corporation)
8.5 TCR
- Trumbull Found
Trumbull Foundry and Alloy Federal Street
8.4 TCR
- This site
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3
8.3 TCR
- New Boston Div
New Boston Division
8.3 TCR
What this shows Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 averages 8.3 TCR (253% of the Iron foundries BLS benchmark).
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 TCR series: 2016=8.8 · 2017=9.7 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=7 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=7.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 falls in its industry
272 Iron foundries establishmentsSafer than 42% 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 #21 safest of 39 Iron foundries employers in Wisconsin.
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 has more employees than the Iron foundries median and a higher 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 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 61 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 55 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 75 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 51 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 66 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 62 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 72 | 22 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 75 | 11 | 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 | New Boston Division | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trumbull Foundry and Alloy Federal Street | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viking Pump Inc - Foundry (A Unit of IDEX Corporation) | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amested Rail - Griffin Wheel Keokuk | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Willie G. Davidson Product Development Center | 833 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6308 8th Avenue | 835 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Milwaukee Corporate | 836 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers Behavioral Health Oconomowoc | 836 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 1 | 520 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Medical Center Waupaca | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 0 (Corporate) | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gusmer Enterprises, Inc. - Waupaca | 213 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Walker Manufacturing Company | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lexington | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R. DeVincentis Construction, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | River Terrace Health Campus | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Howmet - Wichita Falls | 834 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wabtec Manufacturing Solutions TXL | 834 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DePaul Medical Center | 834 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Powdr-Copper Mountain, LLC | 834 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.