Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) · Louisiana
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc.
Shreveport, LA · ~42 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade D.
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc.: 5.3 TCR = 162% of Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. safety composite
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc.: 0.0 → 2.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Shreveport, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK P63
- PHOTO Huntington Aluminum
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Huntington Aluminum (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Huntington Alu
Huntington Aluminum
5.4 TCR
- This site
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Rootstown GAMC
Rootstown GAMCO
5.3 TCR
- Temple Aluminu
Temple Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- American Alumi
American Aluminum Casting Co
5.3 TCR
What this shows Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. averages 5.3 TCR (162% of the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=10.4 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. falls in its industry
156 Aluminum foundries (except die establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Bailsco Blades and Castings, Inc. has fewer employees than the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.0. 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 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · LA · Shreveport
156 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 403 employers in Shreveport, LA · 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 | Huntington Aluminum | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rootstown GAMCO | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Temple Aluminum Foundry, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Aluminum Casting Co | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eunice Plant | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Charles District Office EN2S | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 68388 COMPASS WY E MANDEVILLE LA | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stuart & Company General Contractors | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Willis-Knighton Medical Center | 3,163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNIVERSITY HEALTH SHEREVPORT, LLC d/b/a OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT | 2,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Shreveport | 2,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health Center | 1,567 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Batesville Casket Stamping Plant | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Junction - BMD | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Hopkinsville | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MFA Agri Service - Centralia | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Styline Logistics Warehouse | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plastech Corporation | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Buffalo Lumber Tie | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crossroads | 42 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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