Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants · Connecticut
Kanthal Corporation
Bethel, CT · ~84 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kanthal Corporation runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Kanthal Corporation: 4.4 TCR = 133% of Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kanthal Corporation safety composite
Kanthal Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Kanthal Corporation: 3.8 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
Kanthal Corporation's TCR rose 0.5 from 3.8 in 2022 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331491 · Bethel, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO Alpha Assembly Solut…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alpha Assembly Solutions - 940 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kanthal Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kanthal Corporation
4.4 TCR
- Alpha Assembly
Alpha Assembly Solutions - 940
4.4 TCR
- 2967-CT32
2967-CT32
4.4 TCR
- Memry - Buildi
Memry - Building 6
4.4 TCR
- Umicore Attleb
Umicore Attleboro MA
4.4 TCR
What this shows Kanthal Corporation averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
Kanthal Corporation TCR series: 2022=3.8 · 2023=5 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Kanthal Corporation falls in its industry
113 Bar, nonferrous metals (except establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Bar, nonferrous metals (except employers in Connecticut.
Kanthal Corporation has more employees than the Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, 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 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331491 · CT · Bethel
113 Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 64 employers in Bethel, 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 | Alpha Assembly Solutions - 940 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2967-CT32 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Memry - Building 6 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Umicore Attleboro MA | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairfield Processing Corporation | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prostar, Inc | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miyoshi America | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highway Safety Corporation | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ComNet Communications, LLC | 533 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Leir | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memry Corporation #3 and #15 | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memry Corporation #3 | 269 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pittsburgh | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CEMCO, LLC - City of Industry Plant | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0000000030 Pharmacy | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Armstrong Comfort Solutions - Pittsburgh | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Calumet | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Camelback Moving Inc. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 2 | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Computer Aid, Inc. - Ridgeview Employees | 84 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.