Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade · Indiana
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc
Kendallville, IN · ~21 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc runs at 306% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc: 10.1 TCR = 306% of Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc safety composite
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc: 12.1 → 13.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 15.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc's TCR rose 1.9 from 12.1 in 2016 to 13.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 15.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Kendallville, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 306% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/15
- PHOTO Bodycote Thermal Pro…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dependable Metal Treating, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Atmosphere Ann
Atmosphere Annealing Mt Hope
10.3 TCR
- WWH
WWH
10.3 TCR
- This site
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc
10.1 TCR
- Bodycote Therm
Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc.
10.1 TCR
- Trojan Heat Tr
Trojan Heat Treat, Inc.
10 TCR
What this shows Dependable Metal Treating, Inc averages 10.1 TCR (306% of the Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc TCR series: 2016=12.1 · 2017=15.1 · 2018=13.9 · 2019=12.1 · 2020=12.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=13.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Dependable Metal Treating, Inc falls in its industry
248 Heat treating metals and metal establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 15 Heat treating metals and metal employers in Indiana.
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc has fewer employees than the Heat treating metals and metal products median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · IN · Kendallville
248 Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 37 employers in Kendallville, 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 | Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc. | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trojan Heat Treat, Inc. | 10.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atmosphere Annealing Mt Hope | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WWH | 10.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastside Dairy, LLC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Deer Ridge | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indiana Sow Farm 5 | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indiana Sow Farm 3 | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Creative Liquid Coatings, Inc. Kendallville | 711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LSC Communications | 488 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1388 | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kraft Heinz Company | 300 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WEBB CONCRETE & BUILDING MATERIALS INC / 204 Industrial Park Drive / Pell City | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arbor Terrace Middletown | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orchards Country Club | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Traffic Safety | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ronsco, Inc. | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiff's Treats - H9 | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiff's Treats - H12 | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiff's Treats - H13 | 21 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.