Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) · Ohio

Francis Manufacturing

Russia, OH · ~135 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
8.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
1
Fatality
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The verdict

Francis Manufacturing runs at 262% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade F.

Francis Manufacturing: 8.7 TCR = 262% of Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Francis Manufacturing safety composite

Francis Manufacturing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).

D

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 8.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% of industry peers

DART rate
C 2.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers

Fatalities
F 1

Safer than 2% 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

−10.0

2016→2024

Francis Manufacturing injury rate improved

Francis Manufacturing's TCR fell 10.0 from 12.5 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 14.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=12.5 · 2018=9.8 · 2019=14.3 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=2.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 331524 · Russia, OH ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 262% of ind

  • DART 2.5 DART
  • RANK #25/31
  • PHOTO General Aluminum Man…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 82 inj
  • SIZE ~135 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: General Aluminum Manufacturing Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Francis Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Francis Manufacturing averages 8.7 TCR (262% of the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Francis Manufacturing TCR series: 2016=12.5 · 2018=9.8 · 2019=14.3 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Francis Manufacturing falls in its industry

156 Aluminum foundries (except die establishments

Safer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 31 Aluminum foundries (except die employers in Ohio.

Francis Manufacturing (135 employees, TCR 8.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 7.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Francis Manufacturing
Francis Manufacturing (135 employees, TCR 8.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 7.0

Francis Manufacturing has more employees than the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) median and a higher 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
2024 2.5 2.5 3 0 0
2023 7.4 5.5 12 0 0
2022 5.1 3.2 7 1 1
2021 8.9 6.0 11 1 0
2019 14.3 9.5 20 1 0
2018 9.8 3.5 14 0 0
2016 12.5 5.0 15 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

331524 · OH · Russia

156 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 9 employers in Russia, 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 General Aluminum Manufacturing Company 8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. 8.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc 8.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tooling and Equipment International Corp 8.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Acorn Farms - Sparta 135 FTE
STATE-SIZE Strawser Central Construction 135 FTE
STATE-SIZE Legacy Roofing Services, LLC 135 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ohio Valley Electrical Services 135 FTE
CITY-NEAR Russia Plant 105 FTE
CITY-NEAR Superior Aluminum Products Inc 61 FTE
CITY-NEAR Francis Schulze Co 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR Voisard Tool 39 FTE
NAT-TCR Runnings of Milbank 8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Z-man Fishing Products 8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Baltimore MD FXFE-BMM 8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Santa Monica Seafood (New Mexico Location) 8.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Connecticut Housing Finance Authority 135 FTE
NAT-SIZE Integrity EDM LLC 135 FTE
NAT-SIZE Uplift, Inc 135 FTE
NAT-SIZE PVH - Palmetto Distribution Center 135 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.