Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Louisiana

James Machine Works LLC

Monroe, LA · ~154 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

James Machine Works LLC runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

James Machine Works LLC: 1.2 TCR = 37% of Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

James Machine Works LLC safety composite

James Machine Works LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% 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).

C

68/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.23 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 62% 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%).

Rising injury rate

James Machine Works LLC: 0.6 → 1.7 TCR

Peak year 2022 @ 2.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2024

James Machine Works LLC's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.6 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332420 · Monroe, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 37% of ind

  • DART 0.6 DART
  • RANK #8/10
  • PHOTO WC Westerville
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~154 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: WC Westerville (0.0 TCR gap)

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James Machine Works LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows James Machine Works LLC averages 1.2 TCR (37% of the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

James Machine Works LLC TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 3.3

Where James Machine Works LLC falls in its industry

355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal establishments

Safer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal employers in Louisiana.

James Machine Works LLC (154 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate James Machine Works LLC
James Machine Works LLC (154 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.6

James Machine Works LLC has more employees than the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 1.7 0.6 3 0 0
2023 1.7 0.0 3 0 0
2022 2.6 0.0 4 0 0
2021 0.7 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 1.4 0.0 3 0 0
2018 1.1 0.0 2 0 0
2016 0.6 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332420 · LA · Monroe

355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 135 employers in Monroe, 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 WC Westerville 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Worthington Cryogenics LLC 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Highland Tank, LLC (Greensboro, NC) 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR RedGuard 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Arkel Constructors 154 FTE
STATE-SIZE JFSNA at ExxonMobil Lubricants Port Allen 154 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cabot Canal 154 FTE
STATE-SIZE Seatrax, Inc. Service Department 154 FTE
CITY-NEAR Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Monroe Medical Center 848 FTE
CITY-NEAR Monroe LA Plant 8011 422 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1193 362 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 1193 353 FTE
NAT-TCR MI Windows and Doors 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Kylse - Outerloop Building 5 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Allentown 10294 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Insteel Wire Products FLW 1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Wieau - Eau Claire Center 154 FTE
NAT-SIZE Idifa - Idaho Falls 154 FTE
NAT-SIZE Orgee - Eugene 154 FTE
NAT-SIZE Maksn - Kingston 154 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.