Windows, wood and covered wood, manufacturing · Wisconsin
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05
Ladysmith, WI · ~295 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 runs at 304% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Windows, wood and covered wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05: 10.0 TCR = 304% of Windows, wood and covered wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 safety composite
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.0
2016→2024
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 injury rate improved
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05's TCR fell 7.0 from 14.8 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 14.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=14.8 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=11.5 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=8.2 · 2024=7.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321911 · Ladysmith, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.0 · 304% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #30/33
- PHOTO Doors West Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 164 inj
- SIZE ~295 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Doors West Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PWD NJ/NY LLC
PWD NJ/NY LLC
10.2 TCR
- Endura Product
Endura Products Inc-Wood Plant
10.1 TCR
- This site
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05
10 TCR
- Doors West Inc
Doors West Inc.
10 TCR
- RAM Industries
RAM Industries, LLC
9.8 TCR
What this shows Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 averages 10.0 TCR (304% of the Windows, wood and covered wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 TCR series: 2016=14.8 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=11.5 · 2020=8 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=8.2 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 falls in its industry
452 Windows, wood and covered wood establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 33 Windows, wood and covered wood employers in Wisconsin.
Weather Shield Mfg Inc. --Ladysmith Plant 05 has more employees than the Windows, wood and covered wood, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.8 | 7.9 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 34 | 16 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321911 · WI · Ladysmith
452 Windows, wood and covered wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 20 employers in Ladysmith, 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 | Doors West Inc. | 10.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Endura Products Inc-Wood Plant | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PWD NJ/NY LLC | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RAM Industries, LLC | 9.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mad City Windows and Baths, LLC | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worthington Cylinders Chilton | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2813 | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holland - MI | 295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Automation- Ladysmith WI (LAD) | 255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4281 | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4281 | 192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rands Trucking,Inc | 165 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | UMC Delta Point | 10.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendrick Hospice Care | 10.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RET-SBR Store 11 | 10.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wrico Stamping Company of Florida | 10.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TNN | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Black & McDonald - Kansas City | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 330 S. Service Road | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #212 Bloomington | 295 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.