Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing · Missouri
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division
Independence, MO · ~1,810 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division: 3.2 TCR = 96% of Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division safety composite
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% 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
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division: 3.4 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.14× in 2020
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division's TCR rose 0.8 from 3.4 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332992 · Independence, MO AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 96% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Platte Valley Energe…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 262 inj
- SIZE ~1,810 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Platte Valley Energetics (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Federal Cartri
Federal Cartridge Company
3.4 TCR
- This site
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division
3.2 TCR
- Platte Valley
Platte Valley Energetics
3.2 TCR
- Capstone Preci
Capstone Precision Group, Mesa AZ
3.1 TCR
- Fiocchi of Ame
Fiocchi of America, Inc. Ozark
2.9 TCR
What this shows Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division averages 3.2 TCR (96% of the Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division falls in its industry
50 Ammunition, small arms (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Ammunition, small arms (i.e., employers in Missouri.
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division has more employees than the Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332992 · MO · Independence
50 Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 126 employers in Independence, MO · 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 | Platte Valley Energetics | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capstone Precision Group, Mesa AZ | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fiocchi of America, Inc. Ozark | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Federal Cartridge Company | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Regional Hospital | 1,812 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Regional Health System | 1,877 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | 1,880 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bass Pro Corporate | 1,888 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olin-Winchester LLC | 1,582 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centerpoint Medical Center of Independence | 1,507 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Landmark Building | 906 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHX-Independence | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jan-Care of South East | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mascoutah CUSD #19 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colorado Springs Office | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Whirlaway Corporation Plant 2 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BDS Marketing, LLC | 1,810 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ACH Bergan Mercy Medical Center | 1,810 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sutter Shared Services (470-8880) | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1855-TXAUS40 | 1,809 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.