Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) · Indiana
Fountain Foundry
Veedersburg, IN · ~37 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fountain Foundry runs at 478% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) workplace, earning a grade F.
Fountain Foundry: 15.8 TCR = 478% of Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fountain Foundry safety composite
Fountain Foundry scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Fountain Foundry: 11.1 → 17.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 35.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2024
Fountain Foundry's TCR rose 6.8 from 11.1 in 2016 to 17.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 35.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Veedersburg, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.8 · 478% of ind
- DART 14.3 DART
- RANK #19/22
- PHOTO Wrightsville Foundry
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wrightsville Foundry (0.1 TCR gap)
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Fountain Foundry in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mid-City Found
Mid-City Foundry Co. - United Division
15.9 TCR
- Great Lakes Ca
Great Lakes Castings, LLC Holland
15.9 TCR
- This site
Fountain Foundry
15.8 TCR
- Wrightsville F
Wrightsville Foundry
15.8 TCR
- Huron Casting
Huron Casting Inc
15.5 TCR
What this shows Fountain Foundry averages 15.8 TCR (478% of the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS benchmark).
Fountain Foundry TCR series: 2016=11.1 · 2017=2.5 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=10.7 · 2022=35 · 2023=23.9 · 2024=17.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Fountain Foundry falls in its industry
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 22 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile employers in Indiana.
Fountain Foundry has fewer employees than the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23.9 | 10.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · IN · Veedersburg
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 4 employers in Veedersburg, 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 | Wrightsville Foundry | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid-City Foundry Co. - United Division | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Castings, LLC Holland | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huron Casting Inc | 15.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Utopian Plants Indiana, LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cokenergy | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CORE Construction Indiana, LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1038 - BELFOR Indianapolis IN | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Masterguard | 669 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Veedersburg Forge | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Veerdersburg Forge | 36 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Peninsula Prestress | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highlight, Inc. | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highmark Construction | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Springs Retirement Community, LLC | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riedman Properties EP1 LLC | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TAMKO Building Products LLC - Rangeline | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid South Engine & Power Systems | 37 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.