Permanent mold castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing · California
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC
South Gate, CA · ~121 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC runs at 283% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Permanent mold castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC: 9.3 TCR = 283% of Permanent mold castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC safety composite
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.3
2017→2024
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC injury rate improved
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC's TCR fell 3.3 from 12.3 in 2017 to 9.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=12.3 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=13.9 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=8.8 · 2024=9.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · South Gate, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.3 · 283% of ind
- DART 9.0 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Mahoney Foundries INC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 75 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mahoney Foundries INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buddy Bar Casting, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mahoney Foundr
Mahoney Foundries INC
9.4 TCR
- Cast Metals Te
Cast Metals Technology Union City
9.4 TCR
- 45 NORTON ST
45 NORTON ST
9.4 TCR
- This site
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC
9.3 TCR
- Adams and West
Adams and Westlake Ltd
9.2 TCR
What this shows Buddy Bar Casting, LLC averages 9.3 TCR (283% of the Permanent mold castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC TCR series: 2017=12.3 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=13.9 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=8.8 · 2024=9 · BLS 3.3
Where Buddy Bar Casting, LLC falls in its industry
156 Permanent mold castings, alumi establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Permanent mold castings, alumi employers in California.
Buddy Bar Casting, LLC has more employees than the Permanent mold castings, aluminum, unfin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · CA · South Gate
156 Permanent mold castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 75 employers in South Gate, CA · 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 | Mahoney Foundries INC | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cast Metals Technology Union City | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 45 NORTON ST | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Adams and Westlake Ltd | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Naumann Ranch | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illume Agriculture, LLC | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Village Nurseries Miramar Yard | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Collier Road Complex | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-027 | 908 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Gate, CA - 5650 Southern | 792 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3180 | 587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3180 | 573 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Colonial Plastics | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ontario Exteriors,Inc. | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Homewood Suites Orlando FL | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jewell Electric Inc | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Agri-Mark, Inc. | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ortonville Public School District | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trierweiler Construction Supply Co.,Inc. | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shamrock Cabinet & Fixture Corp. | 121 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.