Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Indiana
Forge Racks and Dunnage
Connersville, IN · ~107 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Forge Racks and Dunnage runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Forge Racks and Dunnage: 2.5 TCR = 75% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Forge Racks and Dunnage safety composite
Forge Racks and Dunnage scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−1.1
2023→2024
Forge Racks and Dunnage injury rate improved
Forge Racks and Dunnage's TCR fell 1.1 from 3.0 in 2023 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.0 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Connersville, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #2/11
- PHOTO Stainless Fabricatio…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~107 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stainless Fabrication, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Forge Racks and Dunnage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Forge Racks and Dunnage
2.5 TCR
- Stainless Fabr
Stainless Fabrication, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Sivalls, Inc.
Sivalls, Inc. Odessa
2.5 TCR
- McCann Fabrica
McCann Fabrication
2.5 TCR
- SMI
SMI
2.5 TCR
What this shows Forge Racks and Dunnage averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Forge Racks and Dunnage TCR series: 2023=3 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Forge Racks and Dunnage falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 11 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Indiana.
Forge Racks and Dunnage has more employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a lower 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 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · IN · Connersville
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 35 employers in Connersville, 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 | Stainless Fabrication, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sivalls, Inc. Odessa | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCann Fabrication | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SMI | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Plymouth, IN | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2580-Remington, IN (Monsanto Co.) | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koetter Construction | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Layne Christensen 1468 West Hospital Road | 107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fayette Regional Health System | 479 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1729 | 257 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howden Roots LLC | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1729 | 248 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lee Building Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ashbrook Village Senior Living | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Jose Dc | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McGill Restoration, Inc. | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Plains Inc | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Canopy by Hilton | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hayashi Telempu North America - Alabama | 107 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.