Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Indiana
DeKalb Metal Finishing
Auburn, IN · ~63 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DeKalb Metal Finishing runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
DeKalb Metal Finishing: 3.8 TCR = 114% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DeKalb Metal Finishing safety composite
DeKalb Metal Finishing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−5.8
2016→2024
DeKalb Metal Finishing injury rate improved
DeKalb Metal Finishing's TCR fell 5.8 from 8.8 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.8 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=7.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.0 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Auburn, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 114% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #12/30
- PHOTO Stelmi Acquisition, …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stelmi Acquisition, LLC d.b.a. Stelmi America, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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DeKalb Metal Finishing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DeKalb Metal Finishing
3.8 TCR
- Stelmi Acquisi
Stelmi Acquisition, LLC d.b.a. Stelmi America, LLC
3.8 TCR
- Monarch Metal
Monarch Metal Finishing Georgia Ave
3.8 TCR
- SRG Global, IN
SRG Global, INC
3.7 TCR
- Standard -Newp
Standard -Newport Metal-Brasstech
3.7 TCR
What this shows DeKalb Metal Finishing averages 3.8 TCR (114% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
DeKalb Metal Finishing TCR series: 2016=8.8 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=7.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where DeKalb Metal Finishing falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 30 Electroplating metals and form employers in Indiana.
DeKalb Metal Finishing has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · IN · Auburn
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 50 employers in Auburn, 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 | Stelmi Acquisition, LLC d.b.a. Stelmi America, LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monarch Metal Finishing Georgia Ave | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SRG Global, INC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standard -Newport Metal-Brasstech | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Total Seed Production | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson County REMC | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loren Wood Builders | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RLTurner | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeKalb Health | 641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6074 | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cooper Standard Automotive | 503 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6074 | 502 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | OCCK-Concordia Office | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Santa Sweets New Jersey | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jack L Woods Plumbing Co Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Sanitation Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Global Body and Equipment Company | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant Yates | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steenberg Watrud Construction LLC | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CPR | 63 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.