Bus bodies manufacturing · Indiana
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top
New Paris, IN · ~162 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top runs at 242% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bus bodies manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top: 8.0 TCR = 242% of Bus bodies manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top safety composite
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% 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
−6.8
2016→2023
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top injury rate improved
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top's TCR fell 6.8 from 15.2 in 2016 to 8.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.2 · 2017=6.7 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=8.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336211 · New Paris, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 242% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #18/21
- PHOTO Knapheide Equipment …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 107 inj
- SIZE ~162 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Knapheide Equipment Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top
8 TCR
- Knapheide Equi
Knapheide Equipment Company
8 TCR
- Dakota Bodies
Dakota Bodies Watertown
8 TCR
- Royal West - S
Royal West - Shoemakersville
8 TCR
- Supreme Southe
Supreme Southeast
7.9 TCR
What this shows Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top averages 8.0 TCR (242% of the Bus bodies manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top TCR series: 2016=15.2 · 2017=6.7 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=8.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top falls in its industry
470 Bus bodies manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 21 Bus bodies manufacturing employers in Indiana.
Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top has more employees than the Bus bodies manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336211 · IN · New Paris
470 Bus bodies manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 8 employers in New Paris, 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 | Knapheide Equipment Company | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dakota Bodies Watertown | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Royal West - Shoemakersville | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Supreme Southeast | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Royal - South Bend | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coreslab Structures | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Novelis | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NT Supply and NFS - Greenwood | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smoker Craft Inc | 685 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 149 LCI | 388 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smart LLC | 330 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Better Way Products New Paris | 270 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Juanita Base - Bld: 0230 - 15 | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UHS Senior Living Center At Ideal | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Campbell Vocational Training Center | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Compassus N Wisconsin Arbor Vitae | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MacFarms LLC | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABEC Electric | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bancroft Contracting Corporation | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beaverton or Plant | 162 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.