Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing · Maine

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc

Biddeford, ME · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
8.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc runs at 259% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc: 8.6 TCR = 259% of Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc safety composite

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

F

32/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 8.55 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.27 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% 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

−125.1

2016→2024

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc injury rate improved

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc's TCR fell 125.1 from 131.6 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 131.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=131.6 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=9.2 · 2019=9.3 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=14.1 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=6.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332999 · Biddeford, ME ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 259% of ind

  • DART 3.3 DART
  • RANK P19
  • PHOTO Fintube LLC
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 20 inj
  • SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fintube LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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DSM Metal Fabrication Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows DSM Metal Fabrication Inc averages 8.6 TCR (259% of the Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc TCR series: 2016=131.6 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=9.2 · 2019=9.3 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=14.1 · 2023=3 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 3.3

Where DSM Metal Fabrication Inc falls in its industry

827 Tubing, flexible metal, manufa establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
DSM Metal Fabrication Inc (38 employees, TCR 8.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate DSM Metal Fabrication Inc
DSM Metal Fabrication Inc (38 employees, TCR 8.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5

DSM Metal Fabrication Inc has fewer employees than the Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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
2024 6.5 3.3 2 0 0
2023 3.0 0.0 1 0 0
2022 14.1 14.1 5 0 0
2021 10.6 10.6 4 0 0
2019 9.3 4.7 0 2 0
2018 9.2 2.3 4 0 0
2017 7.2 4.8 3 0 0
2016 131.6 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332999 · ME · Biddeford

827 Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,397 rated employers in Maine with headcount on file · 50 employers in Biddeford, ME · 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 Fintube LLC 8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR SandMold Systems Inc. 8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR BMG of Kansas 8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Alnico 8.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE E.L. Shea, Inc. 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Underwood Electric Inc. 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE 33 Midcoast Road 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Harry E Nason Inc 38 FTE
CITY-NEAR SMHC MaineHealth 1,565 FTE
CITY-NEAR SMHC Biddeford 1,133 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 2153 354 FTE
CITY-NEAR Market Basket #75 305 FTE
NAT-TCR SherDel #20 8.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Weber Metals Inc. 8.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Brose Spartanburg 8.6 TCR
NAT-TCR 10112 South Street 8.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Hampton Inn Mall of America- ALM Bloomington, LLC 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Houston Plating Company - Humble 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mt. Vernon 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Eastwood Machine, LLC 38 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.