Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Indiana
Dexter Axle Company
Albion, IN · ~684 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dexter Axle Company runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Dexter Axle Company: 1.4 TCR = 26% of Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dexter Axle Company safety composite
Dexter Axle Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% 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
−1.2
2021→2024
Dexter Axle Company injury rate improved
Dexter Axle Company's TCR fell 1.2 from 1.9 in 2021 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=1.9 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336340 · Albion, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 26% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO ADVICS Ohio Manufact…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~684 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ADVICS Ohio Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dexter Axle Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dexter Axle Company
1.4 TCR
- ADVICS Ohio Ma
ADVICS Ohio Manufacturing, Inc.
1.4 TCR
- SL Tennessee,
SL Tennessee, Chassis Division
1.4 TCR
- ADVICS Manufac
ADVICS Manufacturing Georgia, LLC
1.4 TCR
- Bendix Commerc
Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems, LLC
1.4 TCR
What this shows Dexter Axle Company averages 1.4 TCR (26% of the Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dexter Axle Company TCR series: 2021=1.9 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 5.4
Where Dexter Axle Company falls in its industry
133 Brake and brake parts, automot establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Brake and brake parts, automot employers in Indiana.
Dexter Axle Company has more employees than the Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336340 · IN · Albion
133 Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 11 employers in Albion, 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 | ADVICS Ohio Manufacturing, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SL Tennessee, Chassis Division | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ADVICS Manufacturing Georgia, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. | 685 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smoker Craft Inc | 685 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ingram Micro Mobility Plainfield Distribution Center | 683 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Behavioral Health | 683 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dexter Axle Company - Plant 13 | 805 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Busche Performance Group | 597 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bosch-Albion | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Robert Bosch | 329 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ABIMAR FOODS North | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | StarPak LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-Miami | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-DC Service | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nice-Pak Prod. Inc / PDI Inc. | 684 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NY33120 | 684 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minnesota Department of Health - Golden Rule Building | 684 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCain Foods #1 | 684 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.