Automatic screw machines, metal cutting type, manufacturing · Indiana
Fitech/Ashley Ward
Michigan City, IN · ~23 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fitech/Ashley Ward runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Automatic screw machines, metal cutting type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Fitech/Ashley Ward: 8.3 TCR = 252% of Automatic screw machines, metal cutting type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fitech/Ashley Ward safety composite
Fitech/Ashley Ward scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Fitech/Ashley Ward: 0.0 → 8.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 15.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Fitech/Ashley Ward's TCR rose 8.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 8.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 15.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Michigan City, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 252% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/12
- PHOTO Akers National Roll
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Akers National Roll (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fitech/Ashley Ward in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fitech/Ashley Ward
8.3 TCR
- Akers National
Akers National Roll
8.3 TCR
- Standard Indus
Standard Industrial Corp.
8.2 TCR
- Jarvis Cutting
Jarvis Cutting Tools Inc.
8.2 TCR
- Star Fab 446
Star Fab 446
8.1 TCR
What this shows Fitech/Ashley Ward averages 8.3 TCR (252% of the Automatic screw machines, metal cutting type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fitech/Ashley Ward TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=13.7 · 2018=6.9 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=15.9 · 2022=9.1 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=8 · BLS 3.3
Where Fitech/Ashley Ward falls in its industry
391 Automatic screw machines, meta establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Automatic screw machines, meta employers in Indiana.
Fitech/Ashley Ward has fewer employees than the Automatic screw machines, metal cutting median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · IN · Michigan City
391 Automatic screw machines, metal cutting type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 111 employers in Michigan City, 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 | Akers National Roll | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standard Industrial Corp. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jarvis Cutting Tools Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Star Fab 446 | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie's Edge Farming Company | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pineywoods Farm | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hatchery | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greensburg | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Franciscan Health Michigan City | 938 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michigan City High School | 603 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Foods Solutions | 602 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MAIN | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tucson, AZ | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fairystone Fabrics | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pennington Health Services dba Thief River Care Center | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Doernemann Construction Inc | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DV | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saturn Industries, Inc. | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Whaley Foodservice-Greensboro | 23 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.