Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) · Ohio
Epcor Foundries
Cincinnati, OH · ~49 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Epcor Foundries runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade D.
Epcor Foundries: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Epcor Foundries safety composite
Epcor Foundries scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Epcor Foundries: 3.8 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2023
Epcor Foundries's TCR rose 1.0 from 3.8 in 2016 to 4.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Cincinnati, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #14/31
- PHOTO Harmony Castings, LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harmony Castings, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Epcor Foundries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Stahl Specialt
Stahl Specialty Company, Kingsville
4.7 TCR
- Premier Alumin
Premier Aluminum LLC
4.7 TCR
- This site
Epcor Foundries
4.6 TCR
- Harmony Castin
Harmony Castings, LLC
4.6 TCR
- Alumalloy Meta
Alumalloy Metalcasting Co
4.4 TCR
What this shows Epcor Foundries averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Epcor Foundries TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Epcor Foundries falls in its industry
156 Aluminum foundries (except die establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 31 Aluminum foundries (except die employers in Ohio.
Epcor Foundries has fewer employees than the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · OH · Cincinnati
156 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,513 employers in Cincinnati, OH · 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 | Harmony Castings, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stahl Specialty Company, Kingsville | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premier Aluminum LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alumalloy Metalcasting Co | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Layer Site 6 | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | East Ohio Transmission SC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Standard Contracting & Engineering, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stanley Miller Construction Co Main | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 17,011 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cincinnati Operations | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain : Evendale, OH | 7,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain Evendale OH | 6,400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Somat Company | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Knife Co, Inc DBA a.G. Russell Knives, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chesapeake Delivery Systems LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Michigan Veneers | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bucks Hill Pre K at the Annex | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkview Senior Living | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glebe | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Groendyke Transport - Kansas City | 49 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.