Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Virginia
Chester - AOC Metal Works
Chester, VA · ~208 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chester - AOC Metal Works runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Chester - AOC Metal Works: 3.6 TCR = 109% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chester - AOC Metal Works safety composite
Chester - AOC Metal Works scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
2019→2024
Chester - AOC Metal Works injury rate improved
Chester - AOC Metal Works's TCR fell 2.3 from 4.8 in 2019 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.8 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Chester, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 109% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #23/41
- PHOTO Jennmar West Kentucky
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~208 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jennmar West Kentucky (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chester - AOC Metal Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chester - AOC Metal Works
3.6 TCR
- Jennmar West K
Jennmar West Kentucky
3.6 TCR
- Sefton Steel
Sefton Steel
3.6 TCR
- Midwest Fabric
Midwest Fabrication & Steel LLC
3.6 TCR
- Thirteen RF, I
Thirteen RF, Inc.
3.6 TCR
What this shows Chester - AOC Metal Works averages 3.6 TCR (109% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chester - AOC Metal Works TCR series: 2019=4.8 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=3 · 2022=4 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Chester - AOC Metal Works falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 41 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Virginia.
Chester - AOC Metal Works has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · VA · Chester
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 119 employers in Chester, VA · 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 | Jennmar West Kentucky | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sefton Steel | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Fabrication & Steel LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thirteen RF, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Albany Industries - Galax | 208 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0238 - HARRISONBURG VA WHSE | 208 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 231160000 | 208 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VA - Reston, 11951 Freedom Dr Ste 900 | 208 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : RIC2 | 3,011 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - RIC2 | 2,710 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | C.W. Wright Construction Company, LLC | 697 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CW Wright Construction | 573 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Todd & Sargent | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0952 - Farmington | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0627 - South Center | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harvest Sensations LLC Los Angeles | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2786 - Seattle Pike Plaza | 208 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2615 - Fremont South | 208 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2524 - Bakersfield Central | 208 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2364 - Palm Coast | 208 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.