Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing · Connecticut
Aurora
Orange, CT · ~224 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Aurora runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Aurora: 5.7 TCR = 138% of Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Aurora safety composite
Aurora scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.0
2016→2024
Aurora injury rate improved
Aurora's TCR fell 3.0 from 9.4 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.4 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311911 · Orange, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 138% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK P31
- PHOTO Horizon Nut Company …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 93 inj
- SIZE ~224 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Horizon Nut Company Tulare (0.1 TCR gap)
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Aurora in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fresh Creative
Fresh Creative Foods - Lionshead Distribution Center
6 TCR
- Barry Callebau
Barry Callebaut- PennNut
5.9 TCR
- Blue Diamond G
Blue Diamond Growers - Turlock
5.8 TCR
- This site
Aurora
5.7 TCR
- Horizon Nut Co
Horizon Nut Company Tulare
5.5 TCR
What this shows Aurora averages 5.7 TCR (138% of the Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Aurora TCR series: 2016=9.4 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 4.1
Where Aurora falls in its industry
150 Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, co establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Aurora has more employees than the Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roas median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311911 · CT · Orange
150 Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 60 employers in Orange, CT · 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 | Horizon Nut Company Tulare | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blue Diamond Growers - Turlock | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barry Callebaut- PennNut | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fresh Creative Foods - Lionshead Distribution Center | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Encon, Inc. | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 100606 | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamden Markets LLC | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DATTCO - 583 South St, New Britain | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UIL/United Illuminating | 877 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Illuminating | 689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Connecticut Gas Company-Orange | 305 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Connecticut Gas | 301 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fanatics-Commonwealth | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plummer Concrete | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kopp Glass | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prestress Services Industries of Ohio | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Conroe | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sacred Heart Home | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Borger Plant | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | World Headquarters | 224 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.