Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Mississippi
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street
Laurel, MS · ~70 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street: 5.0 TCR = 151% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street safety composite
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street held a steady TCR band
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street's TCR held near 0.3 from 3.9 in 2021 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=3.9 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Laurel, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 151% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #14/21
- PHOTO Schenectady Steel Co…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Schenectady Steel Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street
5 TCR
- Schenectady St
Schenectady Steel Co., Inc.
5 TCR
- SEABOX Riverto
SEABOX Riverton Nj
5 TCR
- Hamilton Iron
Hamilton Iron Works, Inc.
5 TCR
- Plymouth IN -
Plymouth IN - Valmont Telecommunications, Inc.
5 TCR
What this shows Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street averages 5.0 TCR (151% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street TCR series: 2021=3.9 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=4 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 21 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Mississippi.
Laurel Machine and Foundry, Front Street has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · MS · Laurel
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 78 employers in Laurel, MS · 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 | Schenectady Steel Co., Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SEABOX Riverton Nj | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hamilton Iron Works, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plymouth IN - Valmont Telecommunications, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2367-Scott, MS | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MillerCo, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USA MS Richland | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | F. L. CRANE & SONS METAL PANELS | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Laurel | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) | 2,141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Quality Food Service, Inc | 1,567 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amick Farms, LLC MS Processing Plant | 841 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Stage Lines Omaha | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlanta Depot | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tosh Pork HQ | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saucy Brew Works | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Assink | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harrison and Burrowes | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | I35 Cooke County | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Lucks Company LLC | 70 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.