Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing · Washington
Columbia Machine, Inc.
Vancouver, WA · ~539 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Machine, Inc. runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Columbia Machine, Inc.: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Machine, Inc. safety composite
Columbia Machine, Inc. 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 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2019→2024
Columbia Machine, Inc. injury rate improved
Columbia Machine, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.6 from 2.3 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.3 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333249 · Vancouver, WA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Westec Plastics Corp…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~539 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Westec Plastics Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Machine, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbia Machine, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- Westec Plastic
Westec Plastics Corporation
2.4 TCR
- Headquarters
Headquarters
2.4 TCR
- SMS Group Inc
SMS Group Inc
2.4 TCR
- MDC
MDC
2.4 TCR
What this shows Columbia Machine, Inc. averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Columbia Machine, Inc. TCR series: 2019=2.3 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Columbia Machine, Inc. falls in its industry
448 Metal casting machinery and eq establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Metal casting machinery and eq employers in Washington.
Columbia Machine, Inc. has more employees than the Metal casting machinery and equipment ma median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333249 · WA · Vancouver
448 Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 490 employers in Vancouver, WA · 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 | Westec Plastics Corporation | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Headquarters | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SMS Group Inc | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MDC | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 415-DC001 | 539 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GLY Construction, Inc. | 538 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenberry Industrial, LLC | 540 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US-WA Redmond-B7 | 541 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawthorn Senior Living | 3,847 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwest Medical Center Main Campus | 3,464 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6994-PL600 | 1,970 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 600 | 1,922 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Miranda Construction, LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NNAC, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CoorsTek Inc. Worcester | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Fighter Sales and Service Company | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Charlotte NC FXFE-CLT | 539 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grassland Dairy Products, Inc. | 539 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Daikin Applied Owatonna | 539 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 310 Building | 539 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.