Foundries, die-casting, aluminum · Indiana
General Motors Bedford
Bedford, IN · ~818 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
General Motors Bedford runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Foundries, die-casting, aluminum workplace, earning a grade D.
General Motors Bedford: 4.5 TCR = 138% of Foundries, die-casting, aluminum BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
General Motors Bedford safety composite
General Motors Bedford scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.7
2016→2024
General Motors Bedford injury rate improved
General Motors Bedford's TCR fell 1.7 from 4.8 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=8.0 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331523 · Bedford, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 138% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #11/13
- PHOTO OptiMIM LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 192 inj
- SIZE ~818 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OptiMIM LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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General Motors Bedford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AFL Bristol
AFL Bristol
4.6 TCR
- This site
General Motors Bedford
4.5 TCR
- OptiMIM LLC
OptiMIM LLC
4.5 TCR
- Port City Cast
Port City Castings Corp
4.5 TCR
- Spartan Light
Spartan Light Metal Products
4.5 TCR
What this shows General Motors Bedford averages 4.5 TCR (138% of the Foundries, die-casting, aluminum BLS benchmark).
General Motors Bedford TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=8 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=3 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where General Motors Bedford falls in its industry
221 Foundries, die-casting, alumin establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 13 Foundries, die-casting, alumin employers in Indiana.
General Motors Bedford has more employees than the Foundries, die-casting, aluminum median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 36 | 34 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 30 | 37 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 20 | 21 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331523 · IN · Bedford
221 Foundries, die-casting, aluminum employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 53 employers in Bedford, 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 | OptiMIM LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Port City Castings Corp | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AFL Bristol | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spartan Light Metal Products | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wawasee Community School Corporation | 819 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NHK Seating of America | 822 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indianpolis | 814 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monroe County Government | 813 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1026 | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1026 | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bedford Hospital | 361 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Bedford | 182 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Spaulding Composites | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Diversified Plastics Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J Hubler Landscaping, Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping | 818 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loma Linda Inland Empire Consortium for Health Education | 818 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MDW9 | 818 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayside | 818 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.