Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing · Ohio
Castek Aluminum
Elyria, OH · ~36 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Castek Aluminum runs at 404% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Castek Aluminum: 13.3 TCR = 404% of Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Castek Aluminum safety composite
Castek Aluminum scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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 13.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−2.3
2016→2018
Castek Aluminum injury rate improved
Castek Aluminum's TCR fell 2.3 from 13.3 in 2016 to 11.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 15.6 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.3 · 2017=15.6 · 2018=11.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Elyria, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.3 · 404% of ind
- DART 11.0 DART
- RANK #29/31
- PHOTO Aluminum Foundry of …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Aluminum Foundry of Wisconsin LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Castek Aluminum in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cast Metals Te
Cast Metals Technology Winchester
13.7 TCR
- CASTEK, INC.
CASTEK, INC.
13.6 TCR
- This site
Castek Aluminum
13.3 TCR
- Aluminum Found
Aluminum Foundry of Wisconsin LLC
13.3 TCR
- Southern Casti
Southern Casting Company
13.2 TCR
What this shows Castek Aluminum averages 13.3 TCR (404% of the Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Castek Aluminum TCR series: 2016=13.3 · 2017=15.6 · 2018=11 · BLS 3.3
Where Castek Aluminum falls in its industry
156 Aluminum castings (except die- establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 31 Aluminum castings (except die- employers in Ohio.
Castek Aluminum has fewer employees than the Aluminum castings (except die-castings), 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 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 8.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · OH · Elyria
156 Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 118 employers in Elyria, 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 | Aluminum Foundry of Wisconsin LLC | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Casting Company | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CASTEK, INC. | 13.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cast Metals Technology Winchester | 13.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | STEYER SEEDS LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Biosecurity Building | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BrennCo Inc | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EAST CREEK FARM LLC | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elyria Medical Center | 1,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC - Elyria | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridge Tool | 655 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4255 | 404 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Ottumwa, Iowa | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HE Medical Transportation | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Laurels of Sandy Creek | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arlington Heights IL Store | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Coyote Lake Feedyard Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Royal St. Charles | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph Hospital Family Medicine Nashua | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norris Sales Company Inc. 2 | 36 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.