Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing · Indiana
L&W Engineering, Inc.
Middlebury, IN · ~296 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L&W Engineering, Inc. runs at 211% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
L&W Engineering, Inc.: 7.0 TCR = 211% of Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L&W Engineering, Inc. safety composite
L&W Engineering, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
−9.7
2016→2024
L&W Engineering, Inc. injury rate improved
L&W Engineering, Inc.'s TCR fell 9.7 from 13.1 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.1 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=6.7 · 2022=8.8 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Middlebury, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 211% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #5/11
- PHOTO American Fabrication…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 108 inj
- SIZE ~296 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American Fabrication,Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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L&W Engineering, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L&W Engineering, Inc.
7 TCR
- American Fabri
American Fabrication,Inc.
7 TCR
- FWM Inc
FWM Inc
7 TCR
- Arizona HDTS
Arizona HDTS
7 TCR
- Trafford Plant
Trafford Plant
6.9 TCR
What this shows L&W Engineering, Inc. averages 7.0 TCR (211% of the Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
L&W Engineering, Inc. TCR series: 2016=13.1 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=6.7 · 2022=8.8 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where L&W Engineering, Inc. falls in its industry
449 Airlocks, fabricated metal pla establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Airlocks, fabricated metal pla employers in Indiana.
L&W Engineering, Inc. has more employees than the Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · IN · Middlebury
449 Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 47 employers in Middlebury, 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 | American Fabrication,Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FWM Inc | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arizona HDTS | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trafford Plant | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Voyant Beauty Elkhart West | 296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer 138 | 296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1676 | 296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hostess Brands LLC- Indianapolis | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jayco Inc | 2,751 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Design Rv | 2,359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LCI - 028 | 449 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lozier Corporation - Middlebury | 401 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tek Stainless Piping Products, Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C028 Hagerstown | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw, Inc | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunrise Service LLC | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rigby Produce, Inc. | 296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South State, Inc. | 296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | East Penn Corydon | 296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pernod Ricard USA Hiram Walker | 296 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.