Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Connecticut
Light Metals Coloring
Southington, CT · ~84 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Light Metals Coloring runs at 402% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Light Metals Coloring: 13.3 TCR = 402% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Light Metals Coloring safety composite
Light Metals Coloring scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Light Metals Coloring: 11.0 → 12.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 18.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
Light Metals Coloring's TCR rose 1.0 from 11.0 in 2016 to 12.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Southington, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.3 · 402% of ind
- DART 10.6 DART
- RANK #21/21
- PHOTO CMP-P1
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 81 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CMP-P1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Light Metals Coloring in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Light Metals Coloring
13.3 TCR
- CMP-P1
CMP-P1
13.3 TCR
- Remico
Remico
13.2 TCR
- Spectrum Metal
Spectrum Metal Finishing
13.1 TCR
- Mirror Polishi
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc.
12.9 TCR
What this shows Light Metals Coloring averages 13.3 TCR (402% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Light Metals Coloring TCR series: 2016=11 · 2017=11.9 · 2018=14.7 · 2019=15.3 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=18.6 · 2022=9.3 · 2024=12.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Light Metals Coloring falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 21 Electroplating metals and form employers in Connecticut.
Light Metals Coloring has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · CT · Southington
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 57 employers in Southington, 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 | CMP-P1 | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Remico | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spectrum Metal Finishing | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. | 12.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairfield Processing Corporation | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prostar, Inc | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miyoshi America | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kanthal Corporation | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yarde Metals, Inc.: Connecticut | 384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yarde Metals Southington CT | 314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2434 - Southington | 247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHINGTON CARE CENTER | 246 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ruff and Ready Moving | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hemet #071 | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Woods Of Watseka | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clarker Inc | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cahaba Veneer, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Futureguard Building Products | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Titusville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rocky Mountain Spice Company | 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.