Architectural metalwork manufacturing · Colorado
Living Design Studios
Erie, CO · ~32 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Living Design Studios runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Architectural metalwork manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Living Design Studios: 5.3 TCR = 161% of Architectural metalwork manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Living Design Studios safety composite
Living Design Studios scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Living Design Studios: 2.9 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 14.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.76× in 2024
Living Design Studios's TCR rose 6.4 from 2.9 in 2018 to 9.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 14.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332323 · Erie, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 161% of ind
- DART 9.3 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Amuneal Manufacturin…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Amuneal Manufacturing Corp - Torresdale (0.0 TCR gap)
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Living Design Studios in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Living Design Studios
5.3 TCR
- Amuneal Manufa
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp - Torresdale
5.3 TCR
- Quality Ironwo
Quality Ironworks Inc.
5.3 TCR
- saf winston
saf winston
5.3 TCR
- Absolute Metal
Absolute Metals LLC
5.3 TCR
What this shows Living Design Studios averages 5.3 TCR (161% of the Architectural metalwork manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Living Design Studios TCR series: 2018=2.9 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=14.8 · 2024=9.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Living Design Studios falls in its industry
309 Architectural metalwork manufa establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Architectural metalwork manufa employers in Colorado.
Living Design Studios has fewer employees than the Architectural metalwork manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332323 · CO · Erie
309 Architectural metalwork manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 22 employers in Erie, CO · 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 | Amuneal Manufacturing Corp - Torresdale | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quality Ironworks Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | saf winston | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Absolute Metals LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cobalt Cattle Company LLC - Eckley | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROCK PRODUCTS | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Limon Office | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 810 22ND AVE GREELEY CO | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 620-00129 | 268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3444 LOWE S OF ERIE CO | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CML Security LLC | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SWY-0005-0005-01667 FAC-01667-ERIE-CO | 90 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Martin Sprocket & Gear Sac | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cooling Products, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walker Die Casting | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Military Packaging | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boys & Girls Club - Thrift Store | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Titus Contracting Inc | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Onken's Inc - Easton | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Star Hardware & Implement Co Inc | 32 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.