Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · Wisconsin
Wausau Chemical Corporation
Wausau, WI · ~49 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wausau Chemical Corporation runs at 359% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Wausau Chemical Corporation: 7.9 TCR = 359% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wausau Chemical Corporation safety composite
Wausau Chemical Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−10.6
2020→2024
Wausau Chemical Corporation injury rate improved
Wausau Chemical Corporation's TCR fell 10.6 from 17.0 in 2020 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 17.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=17.0 · 2021=7.0 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Wausau, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.9 · 359% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #34/35
- PHOTO Barton Solvents, Inc…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Barton Solvents, Inc. DM (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wausau Chemical Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Seeler Industr
Seeler Industries
8.1 TCR
- This site
Wausau Chemical Corporation
7.9 TCR
- Barton Solvent
Barton Solvents, Inc. DM
7.9 TCR
- 2501
2501
7.9 TCR
- Chemicals Inco
Chemicals Incorporated Fairfield
7.9 TCR
What this shows Wausau Chemical Corporation averages 7.9 TCR (359% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Wausau Chemical Corporation TCR series: 2020=17 · 2021=7 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Wausau Chemical Corporation falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 35 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in Wisconsin.
Wausau Chemical Corporation has more employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · WI · Wausau
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 153 employers in Wausau, 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 | Barton Solvents, Inc. DM | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2501 | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemicals Incorporated Fairfield | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seeler Industries | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C Dairy LLC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Frey Construction and Home Improvement, LLC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Board Store Home Improvements, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 2,551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Inc | 1,055 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Clinic Inc. | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. | 900 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2697 - Oahu-Kailua | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1974 - Jacksonville St Johns | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1958 - Fontana North | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1034 - Santa Fe | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LAS Customer Care, LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McVantage Packaging - Nashville | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cox Paving of Texas | 49 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.