Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing · Michigan
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings
Battle Creek, MI · ~118 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings runs at 635% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings: 20.9 TCR = 635% of Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings safety composite
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
Rising injury rate
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings: 19.6 → 22.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 147.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings's TCR rose 2.6 from 19.6 in 2022 to 22.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 147.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Battle Creek, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 20.9 · 635% of ind
- DART 14.3 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Non-Ferrous cast all…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 53 inj
- SIZE ~118 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Non-Ferrous cast alloy's Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Meloon
Meloon
21.9 TCR
- Lincoln Foundr
Lincoln Foundry
21.3 TCR
- This site
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings
20.9 TCR
- Non-Ferrous ca
Non-Ferrous cast alloy's Inc.
20.7 TCR
- Century Foundr
Century Foundry Inc.
20.6 TCR
What this shows AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings averages 20.9 TCR (635% of the Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings TCR series: 2022=19.6 · 2023=147.6 · 2024=22.3 · BLS 3.3
Where AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings falls in its industry
156 Sand castings, aluminum, unfin establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Sand castings, aluminum, unfin employers in Michigan.
AC Foundry Incorporated dba Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings has more employees than the Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.0. 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 | 22.3 | 14.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 147.6 | 98.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.6 | 15.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · MI · Battle Creek
156 Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 161 employers in Battle Creek, 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 | Non-Ferrous cast alloy's Inc. | 20.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Foundry | 21.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Century Foundry Inc. | 20.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meloon | 21.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornerstone Ag Enterprises | 118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Christman Company - Lansing | 118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ChristenDETROIT | 118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Otis Elevator Company-Grand Rapids | 118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Denso Manufacturing of Michigan | 2,702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BRONSON BATTLE CREEK | 1,530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Battle Creek HQ Corporate Office | 1,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | I I Stanley Co., Inc. | 729 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Morningside of Decatur | 20.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belle Reve Senior Living | 20.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Logan Premium Meats and Processing, LLC | 20.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seafood City Supermarket - South San Francisco | 20.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hamilton Parker Company, LLC | 118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Insulations, LLC. New Orleans | 118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Galeon | 118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Samsung SDS America, Inc. - Ft. Worth | 118 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.