Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing · New York
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany
Albany, NY · ~100 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany safety composite
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−3.8
2019→2024
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany injury rate improved
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany's TCR fell 3.8 from 5.7 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.7 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Albany, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #11/12
- PHOTO Sika Corporation - S…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sika Corporation - Santa Fe Springs (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany
4.8 TCR
- Sika Corporati
Sika Corporation - Santa Fe Springs
4.8 TCR
- Bennett Brick
Bennett Brick Plant
4.8 TCR
- Pyrotek Cortla
Pyrotek Cortland
4.7 TCR
- TYK America
TYK America
4.7 TCR
What this shows Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany TCR series: 2019=5.7 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany falls in its industry
307 Nonclay refractories (e.g., bl establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Nonclay refractories (e.g., bl employers in New York.
Blasch Precision Ceramics Albany has more employees than the Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · NY · Albany
307 Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 391 employers in Albany, NY · 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 | Sika Corporation - Santa Fe Springs | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bennett Brick Plant | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pyrotek Cortland | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TYK America | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Carver Sand & Gravel LLC. | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tonawanda SC | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | O&M Turbo Blading | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MLJ Contracting | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albany Medical Center Hospital | 6,133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Peter's Health Partners/ St. Peter's Hospital | 4,386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Peter's Hospital- Albany | 3,868 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Peter's Hospital-Albany-SPHP-NY | 3,549 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ardmore Bldg H | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Towlift Sewickley | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | French Ellison - Pharr | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Napuck Salvage of Waupaca, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mosaic Norfolk | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brandon Court Nursing Home DBA Rankin Community Care Center | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Napoleon, OH | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edgewood Virginia | 100 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.