Arrestors and coils, lighting, manufacturing · Connecticut
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc.
Torrington, CT · ~31 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Arrestors and coils, lighting, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc.: 6.0 TCR = 182% of Arrestors and coils, lighting, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. safety composite
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc.: 3.3 → 8.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.45× in 2024
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc.'s TCR rose 5.4 from 3.3 in 2023 to 8.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335931 · Torrington, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 182% of ind
- DART 8.7 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Heyco Products Corp
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Heyco Products Corp (0.0 TCR gap)
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East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BRUMALL MFG
BRUMALL MFG
6.5 TCR
- Lincoln Site
Lincoln Site
6.2 TCR
- This site
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc.
6 TCR
- Heyco Products
Heyco Products Corp
6 TCR
- Precision Stam
Precision Stampings Solutions, Inc.
5.7 TCR
What this shows East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. averages 6.0 TCR (182% of the Arrestors and coils, lighting, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. TCR series: 2023=3.3 · 2024=8.7 · BLS 3.3
Where East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. falls in its industry
152 Arrestors and coils, lighting, establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Arrestors and coils, lighting, employers in Connecticut.
East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc. has fewer employees than the Arrestors and coils, lighting, manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335931 · CT · Torrington
152 Arrestors and coils, lighting, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 87 employers in Torrington, CT · 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 | Heyco Products Corp | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Site | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Stampings Solutions, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BRUMALL MFG | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greater New Haven Water Pollution Abatement Facility | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Pollution Control | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connecticut Division | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Savannah Specialty Products | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (540) | 924 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | O&G Entire Company | 801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | O&G Industries, Inc. | 783 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Universal Steel of NC LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highway Machine Co., Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wiese Springfield | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eli Roberts & Sons | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sifco Mechanical, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store #101 | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tithonus Tyrone | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1770 Lkq | 31 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.