Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · Wisconsin
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc.
Auburndale, WI · ~121 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc.: 4.7 TCR = 143% of Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. safety composite
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. held a steady TCR band
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc.'s TCR held near 0.3 from 4.7 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.7 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Auburndale, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 143% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #72/171
- PHOTO Logan plant
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Logan plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Logan plant
Logan plant
4.7 TCR
- Ingredients -
Ingredients - Cheese - Hummelstown PA
4.7 TCR
- Lactalis USA I
Lactalis USA Inc.
4.7 TCR
- AFP New Hollan
AFP New Holland
4.7 TCR
What this shows Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. averages 4.7 TCR (143% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.7 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. falls in its industry
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #72 safest of 171 Cheese (except cottage cheese) employers in Wisconsin.
Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. has fewer employees than the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · WI · Auburndale
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 5 employers in Auburndale, 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 | Logan plant | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ingredients - Cheese - Hummelstown PA | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lactalis USA Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AFP New Holland | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lindus Construction/Midwest Leafguard | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scott Construction Inc. | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trierweiler Construction Supply Co.,Inc. | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corcoran Glass & Paint inc. | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Auburndale | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Auburndale Feed, Grain, an Agronomy | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Auburndale Feed Mill | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Engineered Specialties, LLC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Garden Spring Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Facility | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ogden City - Public Safety | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kisachie Midnight Express | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plainfield Health Care Center | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manna Pro Corporate/Sales | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Azria Health Montclair | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TGH Transplant & Surgical Services | 121 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.