Coating metals and metal products for the trade · Connecticut
Howmet - Branford
Branford, CT · ~64 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howmet - Branford runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Coating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade A.
Howmet - Branford: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Howmet - Branford safety composite
Howmet - Branford scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−1.5
2016→2024
Howmet - Branford injury rate improved
Howmet - Branford's TCR fell 1.5 from 1.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.5 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Branford, CT AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/13
- PHOTO Fotofab
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fotofab (0.0 TCR gap)
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Howmet - Branford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Howmet - Branford
1.3 TCR
- Fotofab
Fotofab
1.3 TCR
- CPS Houston
CPS Houston
1.3 TCR
- Schafer Powder
Schafer Powder Coating
1.3 TCR
- LBFoster Prote
LBFoster Protective Coatings Birmingham
1.2 TCR
What this shows Howmet - Branford averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Howmet - Branford TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=4 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Howmet - Branford falls in its industry
646 Coating metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 13 Coating metals and metal produ employers in Connecticut.
Howmet - Branford has more employees than the Coating metals and metal products for th median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · CT · Branford
646 Coating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 75 employers in Branford, CT · 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 | Fotofab | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPS Houston | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schafer Powder Coating | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LBFoster Protective Coatings Birmingham | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Henkels & McCoy, Connecticut - Portland | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ronnie DeMeo Construction Inc. | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookwood Laminating Inc. | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2967-CT32 | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Branford Public Schools | 577 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Branford High School | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSC Enterprises, Incorporated d/b/a | 221 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Connecticut Hospice | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Singing River Electric Cooperative - Lucedale Office | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Courthouse | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clatskanie People's Utility District | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OP | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jayhawk Boxes Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Grass Metals | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stowe Woodward LLC LA (Andritz) | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jonesboro Roofing Co., Inc. | 64 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.