Machine shops · Louisiana
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc.
Lake Charles, LA · ~76 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. runs at 104% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade C.
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc.: 3.4 TCR = 104% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. safety composite
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−4.1
2018→2024
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. injury rate improved
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.1 from 5.3 in 2018 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.3 · 2019=3.8 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Lake Charles, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 104% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #23/28
- PHOTO Cremach Tech, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cremach Tech, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Austin 804 Tex
Austin 804 Texas
3.5 TCR
- This site
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- Cremach Tech,
Cremach Tech, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- B&R Machine
B&R Machine
3.4 TCR
- Dekalb Forge A
Dekalb Forge Annex
3.4 TCR
What this shows Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. averages 3.4 TCR (104% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. TCR series: 2018=5.3 · 2019=3.8 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 28 Machine shops employers in Louisiana.
Gulf Machine Shop, Inc. has more employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · LA · Lake Charles
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, LA · 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 | Cremach Tech, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | B&R Machine | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dekalb Forge Annex | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin 804 Texas | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy -Magnolia Building 505 | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Insulations, LLC. Shreveport | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BrandSafway LLC - Dow Chemical - St. Charles | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apache - Axiall Plaquemine | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Nugget Lake Charles | 2,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical Sout | 1,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical South | 1,054 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Washington State Department of Agriculture | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Turbo and Engine | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Twist Plant 6 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Aging | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Thoma Electric | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jackson Facility | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kre-Bsl Husky Concord Operation LLC | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Star of the West Milling Co - Frankenmuth, MI | 76 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.