Motors, gear, manufacturing · New York
General Motors Tonawanda Engine
Buffalo, NY · ~1,052 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
General Motors Tonawanda Engine runs at 251% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Motors, gear, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
General Motors Tonawanda Engine: 8.3 TCR = 251% of Motors, gear, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
General Motors Tonawanda Engine safety composite
General Motors Tonawanda Engine scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
Rising injury rate
General Motors Tonawanda Engine: 6.3 → 7.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
General Motors Tonawanda Engine's TCR rose 1.3 from 6.3 in 2021 to 7.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333612 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 251% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #10/11
- PHOTO St. Louis Gear
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 211 inj
- SIZE ~1,052 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Louis Gear (0.4 TCR gap)
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General Motors Tonawanda Engine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- GAM Enterprise
GAM Enterprises
9.1 TCR
- St. Louis Gear
St. Louis Gear
8.7 TCR
- This site
General Motors Tonawanda Engine
8.3 TCR
- Gear Motions -
Gear Motions - Nixon Gear Division
7.9 TCR
- TEAM Industrie
TEAM Industries, Inc.
7.8 TCR
What this shows General Motors Tonawanda Engine averages 8.3 TCR (251% of the Motors, gear, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
General Motors Tonawanda Engine TCR series: 2021=6.3 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=11.7 · 2024=7.6 · BLS 3.3
Where General Motors Tonawanda Engine falls in its industry
106 Motors, gear, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 11 Motors, gear, manufacturing employers in New York.
General Motors Tonawanda Engine has more employees than the Motors, gear, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 38 | 31 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 53 | 51 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 56 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 64 | 9 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333612 · NY · Buffalo
106 Motors, gear, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | St. Louis Gear | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gear Motions - Nixon Gear Division | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TEAM Industries, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GAM Enterprises | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Vincent's Hospital - Westchester | 1,050 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1st Choice Home Care Services, Inc. | 1,056 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SME NY | 1,047 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MPM Waterford | 1,046 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Waste Utilization, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mutual Aid Ambulance Service, Inc | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dupont Hospital | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sargent Drilling Co | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - BOS7 | 1,052 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holloman Corporation | 1,052 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2005 - Downey | 1,052 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moraine Valley Community College #524 | 1,052 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.