Zinc die-castings, unfinished, manufacturing · Ohio
Cast Specialties, Inc.
Warrensville Heights, OH · ~27 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cast Specialties, Inc. runs at 361% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Zinc die-castings, unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Cast Specialties, Inc.: 11.9 TCR = 361% of Zinc die-castings, unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cast Specialties, Inc. safety composite
Cast Specialties, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
Cast Specialties, Inc.: 6.7 → 10.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 21.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
Cast Specialties, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.6 from 6.7 in 2017 to 10.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 21.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331523 · Warrensville Heights, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.9 · 361% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #21/21
- PHOTO Amco Machine
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Amco Machine (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cast Specialties, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cast Specialties, Inc.
11.9 TCR
- Amco Machine
Amco Machine
11.9 TCR
- DECO Products
DECO Products
11.9 TCR
- Madison Kipp C
Madison Kipp Corporation - North
11.7 TCR
- Aallied Die Ca
Aallied Die Casting
11.5 TCR
What this shows Cast Specialties, Inc. averages 11.9 TCR (361% of the Zinc die-castings, unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cast Specialties, Inc. TCR series: 2017=6.7 · 2018=21.2 · 2019=4 · 2020=16.1 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=14.7 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Cast Specialties, Inc. falls in its industry
221 Zinc die-castings, unfinished, establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 21 Zinc die-castings, unfinished, employers in Ohio.
Cast Specialties, Inc. has fewer employees than the Zinc die-castings, unfinished, manufactu 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 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21.2 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331523 · OH · Warrensville Heights
221 Zinc die-castings, unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 34 employers in Warrensville Heights, OH · 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 | Amco Machine | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DECO Products | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Madison Kipp Corporation - North | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aallied Die Casting | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jeff Creque Farms Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | White Pond Gardens Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wen Mar Farms, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 2 | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heinen's Grocery Store | 3,304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US OH Warrensville Heights | 384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CPW | 383 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henkel US Operations Corporation - Cleveland | 170 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lakeside Park | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A-1 Steel Inc. | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hamilton Manor Nursing Home | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bulltail 2 Sow 2680 -Est | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Finzer Roller - Arkansas | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vanguard Frame VGF#2 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keystone Construction Corp | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scott Enterprises, Inc. | 27 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.