Food choppers, grinders, mixers, and slicers (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing · Kansas
Wenger Manufacturing
Sabetha, KS · ~249 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wenger Manufacturing runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Food choppers, grinders, mixers, and slicers (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Wenger Manufacturing: 7.3 TCR = 220% of Food choppers, grinders, mixers, and slicers (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wenger Manufacturing safety composite
Wenger Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−2.2
2016→2017
Wenger Manufacturing injury rate improved
Wenger Manufacturing's TCR fell 2.2 from 8.4 in 2016 to 6.1 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.4 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.4 · 2017=6.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333241 · Sabetha, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 220% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #13/13
- PHOTO OLM Food Systems Mil…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~249 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OLM Food Systems Milford IA - 4042 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wenger Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wenger Manufacturing
7.3 TCR
- OLM Food Syste
OLM Food Systems Milford IA - 4042
7.3 TCR
- Dixie Grinders
Dixie Grinders, Inc
7.3 TCR
- ProForm Fabric
ProForm Fabrication, LLC
7.3 TCR
- Nemco Food Equ
Nemco Food Equipment
7 TCR
What this shows Wenger Manufacturing averages 7.3 TCR (220% of the Food choppers, grinders, mixers, and slicers (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wenger Manufacturing TCR series: 2016=8.4 · 2017=6.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Wenger Manufacturing falls in its industry
215 Food choppers, grinders, mixer establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Food choppers, grinders, mixer employers in Kansas.
Wenger Manufacturing has more employees than the Food choppers, grinders, mixers, and sli median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333241 · KS · Sabetha
215 Food choppers, grinders, mixers, and slicers (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 21 employers in Sabetha, KS · 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 | OLM Food Systems Milford IA - 4042 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dixie Grinders, Inc | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ProForm Fabrication, LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nemco Food Equipment | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 0349 - LENEXA KS WHSE | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scott County Hospital | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SALINA PLANT - WEST | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sauer Brands Inc. | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schenck Process LLC - Sabetha | 284 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Keim TS Inc | 236 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Apostolic Christian Home | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wenger Manufacturing, Inc. - 714 Main St. | 142 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0652 - Florence, Al | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0001 - Lexington, Ky | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Port Huron (Mipor) | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conner Hogansville GA Plant | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2990-Physician Services Group | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tifton (Gatif) | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Foss - Seattle Shipyard | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Albany NY Cake (Manning Blvd) Plant | 249 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.