Railroad signaling equipment manufacturing · Missouri
L & W Industries LLC
Springfield, MO · ~59 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L & W Industries LLC runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Railroad signaling equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
L & W Industries LLC: 5.0 TCR = 151% of Railroad signaling equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L & W Industries LLC safety composite
L & W Industries LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.8
2016→2024
L & W Industries LLC injury rate improved
L & W Industries LLC's TCR fell 6.8 from 8.4 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.4 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334290 · Springfield, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 151% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Solar Technology Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Solar Technology Inc. (0.3 TCR gap)
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L & W Industries LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L & W Industries LLC
5 TCR
- Solar Technolo
Solar Technology Inc.
4.7 TCR
- 3777 Airport
3777 Airport
4.6 TCR
- Electronic Con
Electronic Controls Co.
4.4 TCR
- RCL Wiring
RCL Wiring
4.4 TCR
What this shows L & W Industries LLC averages 5.0 TCR (151% of the Railroad signaling equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
L & W Industries LLC TCR series: 2016=8.4 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where L & W Industries LLC falls in its industry
103 Railroad signaling equipment m establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Railroad signaling equipment m employers in Missouri.
L & W Industries LLC has fewer employees than the Railroad signaling equipment manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334290 · MO · Springfield
103 Railroad signaling equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 633 employers in Springfield, 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 | Solar Technology Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3777 Airport | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electronic Controls Co. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RCL Wiring | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KCP&L - Dodson Service Center | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Division | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Superior Electrical Construction | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Joplin office | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD | 4,885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prime, Inc. HQ | 3,091 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corp | 3,052 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bass Pro Corporate | 1,888 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boca Town Center #801 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | total heat & a/c | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PITT Gunton Corporation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Solvay Chemicals, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cottage Hill Nursery, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Napoleon Care Center | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norfolk Iron & Metal Co- Durant | 59 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.