Flat springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing · Missouri
Flex-O-Lators Carthage
Carthage, MO · ~257 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Flex-O-Lators Carthage runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Flat springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Flex-O-Lators Carthage: 2.9 TCR = 86% of Flat springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Flex-O-Lators Carthage safety composite
Flex-O-Lators Carthage scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
−3.7
2018→2023
Flex-O-Lators Carthage injury rate improved
Flex-O-Lators Carthage's TCR fell 3.7 from 5.2 in 2018 to 1.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.2 · 2021=1.8 · 2023=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332613 · Carthage, MO AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 86% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Stabilus, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~257 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stabilus, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Flex-O-Lators Carthage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tollman Spring
Tollman Spring Co., LLC
3 TCR
- This site
Flex-O-Lators Carthage
2.9 TCR
- Associated Spr
Associated Spring Corry Division
2.9 TCR
- Stabilus, Inc.
Stabilus, Inc.
2.8 TCR
- Eibach Inc.
Eibach Inc.
2.8 TCR
What this shows Flex-O-Lators Carthage averages 2.9 TCR (86% of the Flat springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Flex-O-Lators Carthage TCR series: 2018=5.2 · 2021=1.8 · 2023=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Flex-O-Lators Carthage falls in its industry
189 Flat springs (except clock, wa establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Flat springs (except clock, wa employers in Missouri.
Flex-O-Lators Carthage has more employees than the Flat springs (except clock, watch), ligh median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332613 · MO · Carthage
189 Flat springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 58 employers in Carthage, MO · 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 | Stabilus, Inc. | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eibach Inc. | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Associated Spring Corry Division | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tollman Spring Co., LLC | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | E&K of Kansas City, Inc. | 257 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Leggett and Platt Automotive Carthage | 257 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NDX Keller | 257 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 20275 - Parkville | 257 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carthage Plant | 825 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schreiber Foods Fairview Plant | 702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairview Plant | 684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carthage Spring #0001 | 519 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Paschal Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 500 Seaview Avenue | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lahey Outpatient Center Lexington | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SGS Retail - Terra Bella | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Marietta Terminal | 257 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Law Enforcement - Greensboro Jail | 257 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raleigh Rpo | 257 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J.R. Hobbs | 257 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.