Machine shops · Pennsylvania
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY
Latrobe, PA · ~34 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY: 4.3 TCR = 129% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY safety composite
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−2.7
2017→2023
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY injury rate improved
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY's TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.7 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Latrobe, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 129% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #87/177
- PHOTO Brodeur Machine Comp…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brodeur Machine Company, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY
4.3 TCR
- Brodeur Machin
Brodeur Machine Company, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Allied Machine
Allied Machine Inc.
4.3 TCR
- HyPro Inc. Vin
HyPro Inc. Vinita (VN)
4.3 TCR
- Production Mac
Production Machine & Enterprises
4.3 TCR
What this shows DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY averages 4.3 TCR (129% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY TCR series: 2017=2.7 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #87 safest of 177 Machine shops employers in Pennsylvania.
DF MANUFACTURING, INC. dba HYDRO CARBIDE TOOL COMPANY has fewer employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · PA · Latrobe
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 66 employers in Latrobe, PA · 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 | Brodeur Machine Company, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allied Machine Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HyPro Inc. Vinita (VN) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Production Machine & Enterprises | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - West Grove Facility | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | George Didden Greenhouse | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Dairy | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. Sauder Inc | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Latrobe Hospital | 848 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : LSM - Latrobe | 654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adelphoi Village, Inc. | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Latrobe Tech Center | 534 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pepper Dairy | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Raley's 242-Yuba City | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mitchell Grocery Corporation | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Taprite-NWC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Langford & Low, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bracewell Construction Co., LLC | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Press Journal Printing | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Polymer Coatings | 34 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.