Lathes, metalworking, manufacturing · Missouri
L. E. Sauer Machine Co.
Saint Louis, MO · ~50 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L. E. Sauer Machine Co. runs at 348% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Lathes, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
L. E. Sauer Machine Co.: 11.5 TCR = 348% of Lathes, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L. E. Sauer Machine Co. safety composite
L. E. Sauer Machine Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
L. E. Sauer Machine Co. held a steady TCR band
L. E. Sauer Machine Co.'s TCR held near 0.2 from 10.1 in 2017 to 9.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 15.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.1 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=15.8 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Saint Louis, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 348% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Harold R Henrich Inc.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harold R Henrich Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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L. E. Sauer Machine Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Precision Meta
Precision Metal Works - Frankfort
11.7 TCR
- This site
L. E. Sauer Machine Co.
11.5 TCR
- Harold R Henri
Harold R Henrich Inc.
11.5 TCR
- Blough, Inc
Blough, Inc
11.4 TCR
- Signicast Milw
Signicast Milwaukee Finishing
11.1 TCR
What this shows L. E. Sauer Machine Co. averages 11.5 TCR (348% of the Lathes, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
L. E. Sauer Machine Co. TCR series: 2017=10.1 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=15.8 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where L. E. Sauer Machine Co. falls in its industry
391 Lathes, metalworking, manufact establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Lathes, metalworking, manufact employers in Missouri.
L. E. Sauer Machine Co. has fewer employees than the Lathes, metalworking, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · MO · Saint Louis
391 Lathes, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 448 employers in Saint Louis, MO · 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 | Harold R Henrich Inc. | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blough, Inc | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Metal Works - Frankfort | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Signicast Milwaukee Finishing | 11.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Opal-Foods Anderson Farm | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN MISSOURI - Jefferson City | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN MISSOURI - Meter Services - MO | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New-Mac Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Neosho, MO | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MO002 | 12,691 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Barnes-Jewish Hospital | 9,005 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS | 5,653 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Checkerboard Square | 3,464 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | West Memphis Steel Corporation | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0559 - Indianapolis DC | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Red Lion on the River and Roadway Inn | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1988 - Tolleson Az Return Center | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Walsh Willamina | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Military Construction Corporation | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation -Olyphant | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poudre Valley Air Services LLC | 50 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.