Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants · New Jersey
Ames Advanced Material Corp.
South Plainfield, NJ · ~155 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ames Advanced Material Corp. runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Ames Advanced Material Corp.: 4.5 TCR = 136% of Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ames Advanced Material Corp. safety composite
Ames Advanced Material Corp. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
Ames Advanced Material Corp. held a steady TCR band
Ames Advanced Material Corp.'s TCR held near 0.2 from 4.2 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=3.2 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331492 · South Plainfield, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 136% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK P39
- PHOTO Novamet Specialty Pr…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~155 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Novamet Specialty Products Corporat (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ames Advanced Material Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Materion - Alb
Materion - Albuquerque (Refinery)
4.6 TCR
- This site
Ames Advanced Material Corp.
4.5 TCR
- Novamet Specia
Novamet Specialty Products Corporat
4.5 TCR
- H. Kramer & Co
H. Kramer & Co.
4.4 TCR
- Rockwood Facil
Rockwood Facility
4.4 TCR
What this shows Ames Advanced Material Corp. averages 4.5 TCR (136% of the Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants BLS benchmark).
Ames Advanced Material Corp. TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=6 · 2019=3.2 · 2023=6 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Ames Advanced Material Corp. falls in its industry
132 Nonferrous alloys (except alum establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Ames Advanced Material Corp. has more employees than the Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copp median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331492 · NJ · South Plainfield
132 Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 112 employers in South Plainfield, NJ · 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 | Novamet Specialty Products Corporat | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H. Kramer & Co. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rockwood Facility | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Materion - Albuquerque (Refinery) | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Component Assembly Systems New Jersey | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D36 Philadelphia | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dr. Schar - Swedesboro | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Power Systems : Metem - Parsippany, NJ, USA | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSE&G NJ Projects & Construction | 1,107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSE&G NJ - DELIVERY PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION (DP&C) | 868 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Accurate Diagnostic Lab | 492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | G&W Laboratories, Inc. | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1100 LKQ Crystal River | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monical's Pizza Sullivan | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Xtek Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wareham Massachusetts | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Sinking Spring | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3064 Keystone Automotive Atlanta | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quincy | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shreveport, LA | 155 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.