Inverters, solid-state, manufacturing · Connecticut
Birk Manufacturing Inc
East Lyme, CT · ~124 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birk Manufacturing Inc runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Inverters, solid-state, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Birk Manufacturing Inc: 2.5 TCR = 75% of Inverters, solid-state, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birk Manufacturing Inc safety composite
Birk Manufacturing Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.3
2016→2024
Birk Manufacturing Inc injury rate improved
Birk Manufacturing Inc's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.8 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.8 · 2017=3.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335999 · East Lyme, CT AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Jinko Solar U.S. Ind…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~124 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jinko Solar U.S. Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birk Manufacturing Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Birk Manufacturing Inc
2.5 TCR
- Jinko Solar U.
Jinko Solar U.S. Industries
2.5 TCR
- Michigan Plant
Michigan Plant
2.5 TCR
- Advanced Conve
Advanced Conversion Technology
2.4 TCR
- Spartronics Pl
Spartronics Plaistow
2.4 TCR
What this shows Birk Manufacturing Inc averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Inverters, solid-state, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Birk Manufacturing Inc TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2017=3.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Birk Manufacturing Inc falls in its industry
219 Inverters, solid-state, manufa establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Inverters, solid-state, manufa employers in Connecticut.
Birk Manufacturing Inc has more employees than the Inverters, solid-state, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335999 · CT · East Lyme
219 Inverters, solid-state, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 7 employers in East Lyme, CT · 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 | Jinko Solar U.S. Industries | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Michigan Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advanced Conversion Technology | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spartronics Plaistow | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Automatic Rolls of New England | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CP Foods | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bedoukian Research Inc | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCX Aerosystems | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1372 - EAST LYME CT WHSE | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEP037 - BOR-Parks-Rocky Neck | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Town of East Lyme Public Works | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Town of East Lyme Community Center | 20 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | igus Bearings Inc | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.M. Sabia & Co., Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Milwaukee Center for Independence | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EMS - Sanctuary Brooklyn Ctr | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tadano America Corporation | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Erection Company, LLC | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Department of Development Services | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DuPont Pencader Plant | 124 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.