Semi-finished metal products merchant wholesalers · Indiana
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend
South Bend, IN · ~52 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend runs at 222% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Semi-finished metal products merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend: 4.9 TCR = 222% of Semi-finished metal products merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend safety composite
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend: 3.9 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2024
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend's TCR rose 3.3 from 3.9 in 2022 to 7.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · South Bend, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.9 · 222% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #52/75
- PHOTO New Process Steel, L…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Process Steel, L.P., Columbus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend
4.9 TCR
- New Process St
New Process Steel, L.P., Columbus
4.9 TCR
- Los Angeles LA
Los Angeles LAX
4.9 TCR
- CB
CB
4.9 TCR
- Tucson
Tucson
4.9 TCR
What this shows Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend averages 4.9 TCR (222% of the Semi-finished metal products merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend TCR series: 2022=3.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend falls in its industry
1,299 Semi-finished metal products m establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 75 Semi-finished metal products m employers in Indiana.
Copper & Brass Sales - South Bend has more employees than the Semi-finished metal products merchant wh median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IN · South Bend
1,299 Semi-finished metal products merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 318 employers in South Bend, IN · 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 | New Process Steel, L.P., Columbus | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Los Angeles LAX | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CB | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tucson | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Taconic Biosciences, Inc. Cambridge City Facility | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2527-Windfall, IN (Monsanto Co.) | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LeMaster Steel Erectors Inc. - Elkhart | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Oil Company Inc | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memorial Hospital South Bend | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph County | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fourwinds Casino South Bend | 1,021 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Honeywell IN08 | 810 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bruin Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newport Harbor Island Resort | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hancock Lumber Company - Augusta | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Popeyes 11259 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Altoona- Parks | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KE Flatwork Inc. | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metro Green Recycling | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayside Insulation & Construction, Inc. | 52 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.