Gray iron foundries · Michigan
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan
Ironwood, MI · ~50 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan runs at 566% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Gray iron foundries workplace, earning a grade F.
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan: 18.7 TCR = 566% of Gray iron foundries BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan safety composite
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% 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
−13.1
2019→2024
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan injury rate improved
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan's TCR fell 13.1 from 16.9 in 2019 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 25.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=16.9 · 2020=22.3 · 2021=20.0 · 2022=25.9 · 2023=23.4 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Ironwood, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.7 · 566% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #24/25
- PHOTO Mid-City Foundry Co.…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mid-City Foundry Co. - Milwaukee Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Russelloy Iron
Russelloy Iron Foundry, LLC
19.1 TCR
- Prospect Found
Prospect Foundry LLC
19.1 TCR
- This site
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan
18.7 TCR
- Mid-City Found
Mid-City Foundry Co. - Milwaukee Division
18.6 TCR
- Donsco Inc Mou
Donsco Inc Mount Joy Foundry
18.5 TCR
What this shows Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan averages 18.7 TCR (566% of the Gray iron foundries BLS benchmark).
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan TCR series: 2019=16.9 · 2020=22.3 · 2021=20 · 2022=25.9 · 2023=23.4 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan falls in its industry
272 Gray iron foundries establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 25 Gray iron foundries employers in Michigan.
Waupaca Foundry - Plant 1 OS Michigan has fewer employees than the Gray 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 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23.4 | 17.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25.9 | 22.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22.3 | 11.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · MI · Ironwood
272 Gray iron foundries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Ironwood, MI · 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 | Mid-City Foundry Co. - Milwaukee Division | 18.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Donsco Inc Mount Joy Foundry | 18.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Russelloy Iron Foundry, LLC | 19.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prospect Foundry LLC | 19.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Commonwealth Commerce Center | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Construction Midland | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-City Acoustical | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4066_7786 | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Ironwood Hospital | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5444 | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Apirus Ironwood Hospital | 220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5444 | 219 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Genet St | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0454 Austin | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Haven Public Services | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jan-Ground Ops | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Welding Accessories and Cutting - Watertown | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch #8 Springfield | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alliance ISE Lakeland | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RLS Fulfillment Salt Lake City | 50 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.