Die-castings, nonferrous metals, unfinished, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting
Lehighton, PA · ~135 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Die-castings, nonferrous metals, unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting: 5.5 TCR = 168% of Die-castings, nonferrous metals, unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting safety composite
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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)
- D 5.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−1.9
2023→2024
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting injury rate improved
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting's TCR fell 1.9 from 6.5 in 2023 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=6.5 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331523 · Lehighton, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 168% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO ADC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ADC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue Ridge Pressure Casting in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Building 1
Building 1
5.6 TCR
- ALM LLC, dba E
ALM LLC, dba Empire Die Casting Co.
5.6 TCR
- This site
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting
5.5 TCR
- ADC
ADC
5.5 TCR
- Alloy Resource
Alloy Resources Corporation
5.5 TCR
What this shows Blue Ridge Pressure Casting averages 5.5 TCR (168% of the Die-castings, nonferrous metals, unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting TCR series: 2023=6.5 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Blue Ridge Pressure Casting falls in its industry
221 Die-castings, nonferrous metal establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Die-castings, nonferrous metal employers in Pennsylvania.
Blue Ridge Pressure Casting has more employees than the Die-castings, nonferrous metals, unfinis median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331523 · PA · Lehighton
221 Die-castings, nonferrous metals, unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 34 employers in Lehighton, PA · 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 | ADC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alloy Resources Corporation | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Building 1 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALM LLC, dba Empire Die Casting Co. | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shell Appalachia - Wellsboro Field Office | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 103258 - Birdsboro Power Project | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ALBARELL ELECTRIC INC | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hanford Drive Manufacturing Facility | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital | 710 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Mountain Hospital | 542 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2169 | 362 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2169 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hord Personnel Services, Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Micsc - Cass City Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fountainbleau Lodge | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FV Clinics - Woodwinds | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clifton Moulding | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mewel - Wells | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohlim - Lima | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orcor - Corvallis | 135 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.