Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · Idaho
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Post Falls, ID · ~26 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. runs at 265% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.: 8.8 TCR = 265% of Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. safety composite
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. injury rate improved
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.5 from 4.4 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 21.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=10.5 · 2019=21.1 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Post Falls, ID ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 265% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Thermo-Tech Windows …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Thermo-Tech Windows LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
8.8 TCR
- Greenview Floo
Greenview Floors International Inc
8.8 TCR
- Thermo-Tech Wi
Thermo-Tech Windows LLC
8.7 TCR
- Missouri Thist
Missouri Thistle Inc.
8.7 TCR
- JDR Enterprise
JDR Enterprises
8.7 TCR
What this shows Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. averages 8.8 TCR (265% of the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=10.5 · 2019=21.1 · 2020=8 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Idaho alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib employers in Idaho.
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. has fewer employees than the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21.1 | 10.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · ID · Post Falls
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,774 rated employers in Idaho with headcount on file · 67 employers in Post Falls, ID · 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 | Thermo-Tech Windows LLC | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Missouri Thistle Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greenview Floors International Inc | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JDR Enterprises | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Caldwell ID Orchard | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boise Valley Feeders, LLC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin Falls District Office | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Estech, LLC. | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3472 | 389 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3472 | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buck Knives, Inc | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4395 | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wendel Poultry Service Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookfield Fabricating Corporation | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fisher Dynamics - Evansville | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Willow Crossing Health & Rehabilitation Center | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Redd Iron Inc | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hyatt house Denver/Lakewood at Belmar | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | La Tapatia, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Taylor-Made Builders Inc | 26 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.