Gauges, machinist's precision tool, optical, manufacturing · Missouri
Brunson Cave
Kansas City, MO · ~59 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Brunson Cave runs at 29% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Gauges, machinist's precision tool, optical, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Brunson Cave: 1.0 TCR = 29% of Gauges, machinist's precision tool, optical, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brunson Cave safety composite
Brunson Cave scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
Brunson Cave: 0.0 → 2.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Brunson Cave's TCR rose 2.0 from 0.0 in 2019 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333314 · Kansas City, MO AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 29% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/5
- PHOTO II-VI Optical System…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: II-VI Optical Systems - Murrieta (0.0 TCR gap)
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Brunson Cave in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Brunson Cave
1 TCR
- II-VI Optical
II-VI Optical Systems - Murrieta
1 TCR
- L3 KEO - North
L3 KEO - Northampton, MA
1 TCR
- II-VI Optical
II-VI Optical Systems - Philadelphia
1 TCR
- II-VI Aerospac
II-VI Aerospace & Defense - Murrieta
0.9 TCR
What this shows Brunson Cave averages 1.0 TCR (29% of the Gauges, machinist's precision tool, optical, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Brunson Cave TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Brunson Cave falls in its industry
145 Gauges, machinist's precision establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Gauges, machinist's precision employers in Missouri.
Brunson Cave has fewer employees than the Gauges, machinist's precision tool, opti median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333314 · MO · Kansas City
145 Gauges, machinist's precision tool, optical, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 1,023 employers in Kansas City, MO · 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 | II-VI Optical Systems - Murrieta | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L3 KEO - Northampton, MA | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | II-VI Aerospace & Defense - Murrieta | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | II-VI Optical Systems - Philadelphia | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KCP&L - Dodson Service Center | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Division | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Superior Electrical Construction | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Joplin office | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mass Service Organization | 11,859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hallmark Cards Mass Channel | 11,578 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Merchandising Services (GMS) | 9,548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Mercy - Missouri | 7,709 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gables Engineering, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corteva AgriScience HES2 | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ETRM Ready Mix Delivery | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Superior School District | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bolingbrook IL FXFE-BOL | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spinal Kinetics LLC | 59 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.