Bale throwers manufacturing · Nebraska
Chief Fabrication
Grand Island, NE · ~160 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chief Fabrication runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bale throwers manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Chief Fabrication: 5.2 TCR = 159% of Bale throwers manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chief Fabrication safety composite
Chief Fabrication scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Chief Fabrication: 5.3 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2024
Chief Fabrication's TCR rose 1.7 from 5.3 in 2016 to 7.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Grand Island, NE ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 159% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #16/24
- PHOTO SHIVVERS MANUFACTURI…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 78 inj
- SIZE ~160 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SHIVVERS MANUFACTURING INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chief Fabrication in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SHIVVERS MANUF
SHIVVERS MANUFACTURING INC
5.3 TCR
- CLAAS Omaha In
CLAAS Omaha Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Vermeer Corpor
Vermeer Corporation
5.3 TCR
- This site
Chief Fabrication
5.2 TCR
- H&S MFG. CO. I
H&S MFG. CO. INC.
5.2 TCR
What this shows Chief Fabrication averages 5.2 TCR (159% of the Bale throwers manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chief Fabrication TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=4 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=4 · 2020=3 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.3
Where Chief Fabrication falls in its industry
433 Bale throwers manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 24 Bale throwers manufacturing employers in Nebraska.
Chief Fabrication has more employees than the Bale throwers manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · NE · Grand Island
433 Bale throwers manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 140 employers in Grand Island, NE · 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 | SHIVVERS MANUFACTURING INC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLAAS Omaha Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H&S MFG. CO. INC. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vermeer Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Valmont Industries | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | STANLEY Healthcare | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 615-00321 | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4322 | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Island | 3,651 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Francis Medical Center | 699 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CNH Industrial - Grand Island | 688 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hornady Mfg Co | 627 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gerali Custom Design, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | U.S. Granules Corporation - ALMEG Division | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paulo - Murfreesboro | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NCS | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dawn Food Products - Jackson Manufacturing | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riviera Beach | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Philadelphia Airport Marriott | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Headquarters | 160 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.