Explosives manufacturing · West Virginia
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV
Masontown, WV · ~16 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Explosives manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Explosives manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV safety composite
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.9
2019→2022
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV injury rate improved
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV's TCR fell 3.9 from 3.9 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.9 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325920 · Masontown, WV AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO St. Marks Powders, Inc
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~16 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Marks Powders, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- St. Paul
St. Paul
1.4 TCR
- DynaEnergetics
DynaEnergetics US Inc. (Whitney)
1.4 TCR
- This site
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV
1.3 TCR
- St. Marks Powd
St. Marks Powders, Inc
1.3 TCR
- Alpha/Dyno Nob
Alpha/Dyno Nobel -- Lincoln, CA
1.2 TCR
What this shows Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Explosives manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV TCR series: 2019=3.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV falls in its industry
78 Explosives manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to West Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Explosives manufacturing employers in West Virginia.
Austin Powder Appalchia LLC - Masontown, WV has fewer employees than the Explosives manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325920 · WV · Masontown
78 Explosives manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,269 rated employers in West Virginia with headcount on file · 3 employers in Masontown, WV · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | St. Marks Powders, Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Paul | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DynaEnergetics US Inc. (Whitney) | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alpha/Dyno Nobel -- Lincoln, CA | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CAMBRIDGE PLACE | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC Electric LLC | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dailey Trucking | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Appalachian Tank Car Services - Hinton WV | 16 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Instant Growth Hydroseeding, LLC | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Masontown, WV Yard | 43 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arden Place of Beaumont | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-Coast Transit Constructors - Mid-Coast LRT Extension | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plum Creek Place | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AGCO : Beloit | 1.3 TCR |
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.