Explosives manufacturing · Virginia
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Radford, VA · ~1,119 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Explosives manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant: 1.5 TCR = 46% of Explosives manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant safety composite
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant: 0.9 → 2.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2019
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant's TCR rose 1.4 from 0.9 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325920 · Radford, VA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 46% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #1/4
- PHOTO Mining Services
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~1,119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mining Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant
1.5 TCR
- Mining Service
Mining Services
1.5 TCR
- BST Manufactur
BST Manufacturing Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Chemring Ordna
Chemring Ordnance, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Nammo Perry In
Nammo Perry Inc
1.5 TCR
What this shows BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant averages 1.5 TCR (46% of the Explosives manufacturing BLS benchmark).
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant falls in its industry
78 Explosives manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Explosives manufacturing employers in Virginia.
BAE Systems Inc - Radford Army Ammunition Plant has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325920 · VA · Radford
78 Explosives manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 43 employers in Radford, VA · 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 | Mining Services | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BST Manufacturing Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemring Ordnance, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nammo Perry Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 7016 | 1,119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | General Government | 1,121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carilion Clinic New River Valley Hospital Co. 03 | 1,131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OKTNVAEA - AT&T Services, Inc. | 1,134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kollmorgen 501 W. Main St. | 333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kollmorgen Industrial Drives (LC) KL1002 | 313 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2762 | 301 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NGDS-VA03 | 222 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Garden Inn Novi | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AMB078 Dallas | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amcor Fairfield | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0027 2954 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ND,FARGO - North Medical Center Campus - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) | 1,119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nashville 1 | 1,119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yuma Plant | 1,119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0557 - Oconomowoc DC | 1,119 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.