Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Indiana
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St.
South Bend, IN · ~86 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade F.
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St.: 6.7 TCR = 203% of Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. safety composite
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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%).
TCR Δ
−5.3
2018→2023
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. injury rate improved
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St.'s TCR fell 5.3 from 9.3 in 2018 to 4.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.3 · 2023=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · South Bend, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 203% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/16
- PHOTO Metal-Matic, LLC Min…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metal-Matic, LLC Minneapolis Plant (0.1 TCR gap)
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Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St.
6.7 TCR
- Metal-Matic, L
Metal-Matic, LLC Minneapolis Plant
6.6 TCR
- Powerbrace Cor
Powerbrace Corporation
6.6 TCR
- Bull Moose Tub
Bull Moose Tube
6.6 TCR
- Salem Tube, In
Salem Tube, Inc
6.6 TCR
What this shows Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. averages 6.7 TCR (203% of the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. TCR series: 2018=9.3 · 2023=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. falls in its industry
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 16 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Indiana.
Lock Joint Tube LLC Walnut St. has fewer employees than the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · IN · South Bend
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 318 employers in South Bend, IN · 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 | Metal-Matic, LLC Minneapolis Plant | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Powerbrace Corporation | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bull Moose Tube | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salem Tube, Inc | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Service Bird Crew / E-Crew | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Service / Bird Crew | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Preferred, Inc. - Fort Wayne | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indy One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memorial Hospital South Bend | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph County | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fourwinds Casino South Bend | 1,021 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Honeywell IN08 | 810 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cardinal Healthcare | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Red Cross - 2400 Asbury | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Juan County | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Aluminum | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun Chemical St. Charles | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. John the Baptist Church & School | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mk North America, Inc. | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westminster Pet | 86 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.