Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) · Pennsylvania
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc
Reamstown, PA · ~115 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc runs at 264% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade F.
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc: 8.7 TCR = 264% of Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc safety composite
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc: 5.7 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 14.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.08× in 2018
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc's TCR rose 0.8 from 5.7 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 14.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Reamstown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 264% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #9/15
- PHOTO WER Corp.dba Aluminu…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WER Corp.dba Aluminum Alloys, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Danko Arlingto
Danko Arlington, Inc.
8.8 TCR
- Littlestown Fo
Littlestown Foundry, Inc.
8.8 TCR
- This site
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc
8.7 TCR
- WER Corp.dba A
WER Corp.dba Aluminum Alloys, Inc
8.7 TCR
- Berntsen Brass
Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
8.7 TCR
What this shows Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc averages 8.7 TCR (264% of the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=14 · 2018=6.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc falls in its industry
156 Aluminum foundries (except die establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 15 Aluminum foundries (except die employers in Pennsylvania.
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc has more employees than the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.0 | 6.6 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · PA · Reamstown
156 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 3 employers in Reamstown, 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 | WER Corp.dba Aluminum Alloys, Inc | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Danko Arlington, Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Littlestown Foundry, Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Esbenshade's Greenhouses, Inc. - Lititz | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WNDOB Windsor Office Building | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Penn Hills Service Center | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc. | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | dormakaba_Reamstown | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steffy Concrete Inc | 47 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Safco - WI (Steel Plant) | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Des Moines (Ankeny) Depot | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palatine (Ilpla) | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | QSI Moroni | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Juno - Fishers | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Police Department | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Varbros | 115 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.