Machine shops · Pennsylvania

Astro Machine Works, Inc.

Name: Astro Machine Works, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Ephrata, PA · ~112 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Astro Machine Works, Inc. runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.

Astro Machine Works, Inc.: 4.3 TCR = 130% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Astro Machine Works, Inc. safety composite

Astro Machine Works, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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

−3.2

2016→2024

Astro Machine Works, Inc. injury rate improved

Astro Machine Works, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.2 from 6.8 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.8 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=3.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Ephrata, PA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 130% of ind

DART 0.7 DART
RANK #88/177
PHOTO Futuristics Machine
BOOK 8y book
INJ 43 inj
SIZE ~112 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Futuristics Machine (0.0 TCR gap)

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Futuristics Ma

4.3
AG Machining

4.3
Vico Products,

4.3
Starke Machine

4.3

What this shows Astro Machine Works, Inc. averages 4.3 TCR (130% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Astro Machine Works, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2018=3 · 2019=5 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Astro Machine Works, Inc. falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #88 safest of 177 Machine shops employers in Pennsylvania.

Astro Machine Works, Inc. (112 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Astro Machine Works, Inc. has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2024	3.6	0.7	4	1
2023	3.5	2.1	5	0
2022	1.3	0.7	2	0
2021	4.8	2.0	6	1
2020	6.4	0.7	8	1
2019	5.0	0.7	7	0
2018	3.0	1.5	4	0
2016	6.8	1.0	7	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · PA · Ephrata

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 75 employers in Ephrata, PA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Futuristics Machine	SAN DIEGO, CA	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	AG Machining	ENGLEWOOD, CO	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Vico Products, Co.	PLYMOUTH, MI	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Starke Machine Company	FORT WORTH, TX	4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Montour, LLC	WASHINGTONVILLE	112 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Overhead Transmission Center	BERWYN	112 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lennar - Philadelphia	WAYNE	112 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Kay Builders	WESCOSVILLE	112 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ephrata Community Hospital	Ephrata	986 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Four Seasons Produce, Inc.	Ephrata	553 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2340	Ephrata	366 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 2340	Ephrata	354 FTE
NAT-TCR	Public Works	Las Vegas, NV	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Regency	Maple Grove, MN	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Holiday Inn & Suites Downtown Duluth	Duluth, MN	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Myers Machinery Movers, Inc	Grove City, OH	4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	AMACS Process Tower Internals	Houston, TX	112 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Spectrum Solutions, Inc.	Madison, AL	112 FTE
NAT-SIZE	DFS Madisonville Plant	Madisonville, LA	112 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Everett's Landscape Management, Inc.	Grand Rapids, MI	112 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.