Precision turned product manufacturing · Iowa
Bachman Tool & Die Co.
Independence, IA · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bachman Tool & Die Co. runs at 400% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Precision turned product manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Bachman Tool & Die Co.: 13.2 TCR = 400% of Precision turned product manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bachman Tool & Die Co. safety composite
Bachman Tool & Die Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Bachman Tool & Die Co.: 11.2 → 22.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 24.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Bachman Tool & Die Co.'s TCR rose 11.4 from 11.2 in 2016 to 22.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 24.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332721 · Independence, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.2 · 400% of ind
- DART 11.3 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Allied Machined Prod…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Allied Machined Producuts Corp. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bachman Tool & Die Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- American Turne
American Turned Products
13.7 TCR
- Meadville Faci
Meadville Facility
13.5 TCR
- Alco - Rochest
Alco - Rochester
13.4 TCR
- This site
Bachman Tool & Die Co.
13.2 TCR
- Allied Machine
Allied Machined Producuts Corp.
13.2 TCR
What this shows Bachman Tool & Die Co. averages 13.2 TCR (400% of the Precision turned product manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bachman Tool & Die Co. TCR series: 2016=11.2 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=11.2 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=24.4 · 2022=16.1 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=22.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Bachman Tool & Die Co. falls in its industry
464 Precision turned product manuf establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Precision turned product manuf employers in Iowa.
Bachman Tool & Die Co. has fewer employees than the Precision turned product manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.6 | 11.3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.1 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24.4 | 11.3 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332721 · IA · Independence
464 Precision turned product manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, IA · 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 | Allied Machined Producuts Corp. | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alco - Rochester | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meadville Facility | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Turned Products | 13.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | J&J Cattle Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMVC Management Services | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Administration Building | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greiner Buildings, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indepedence Store | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Geater Machining and Manufacturing, CO | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center | 260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | INDEPENDENCE PLANT | 244 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aegis of Newcastle | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richardson Steel | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duke Road | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Haven Correctional Center | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Somerville Food Rite | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trenton A Food Rite | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KB Duct | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KINMETAL | 48 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.