Brass foundries (except die-casting) · Indiana
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Auburn, IN · ~25 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. runs at 427% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Brass foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade F.
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc.: 14.1 TCR = 427% of Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. safety composite
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc.: 5.6 → 22.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 22.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2020
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc.'s TCR rose 17.0 from 5.6 in 2017 to 22.6 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Auburn, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.1 · 427% of ind
- DART 16.9 DART
- RANK P6
- PHOTO Aviva Metals, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Aviva Metals, Inc. (0.6 TCR gap)
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Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Aviva Metals,
Aviva Metals, Inc.
14.7 TCR
- This site
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
14.1 TCR
- MAGNUS, LLC
MAGNUS, LLC
13.5 TCR
- Superior Brass
Superior Brass and Aluminum Casting Co.
13.2 TCR
- Federal Bronze
Federal Bronze Casting Industries, Inc.
12.7 TCR
What this shows Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. averages 14.1 TCR (427% of the Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5.6 · 2020=22.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. falls in its industry
124 Brass foundries (except die-ca establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Ball Brass and Aluminum Foundry, Inc. has fewer employees than the Brass foundries (except die-casting) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22.6 | 16.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · IN · Auburn
124 Brass foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 50 employers in Auburn, IN · 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 | Aviva Metals, Inc. | 14.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MAGNUS, LLC | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Brass and Aluminum Casting Co. | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Federal Bronze Casting Industries, Inc. | 12.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vincennes Hatchery | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | U.S. Aggregates, Inc - Corporate | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RWE Renewables Services LLC-Wildcat | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin (Pwr Del-IN) | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeKalb Health | 641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6074 | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cooper Standard Automotive | 503 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6074 | 502 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vermont Mechanical Inc | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ricky s Oil and Environmental Services LLC | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Minneapolis 138 | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Interactions, Inc. PA Day Services | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Total Comfort | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Insulation, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Willard Save A Lot #24857 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lavin DH | 25 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.