Molds (except steel ingot), industrial, manufacturing · Iowa
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~68 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Molds (except steel ingot), industrial, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc.: 6.0 TCR = 182% of Molds (except steel ingot), industrial, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. safety composite
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
−0.9
2022→2023
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. injury rate improved
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.9 from 6.5 in 2022 to 5.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.5 · 2023=5.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333511 · Cedar Rapids, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 182% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Strohwig Industries
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Strohwig Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- L&Z Tool and E
L&Z Tool and Engineering, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- H & H Mold and
H & H Mold and Tooling
6.2 TCR
- This site
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc.
6 TCR
- Strohwig Indus
Strohwig Industries
6 TCR
- DieTech
DieTech
5.7 TCR
What this shows Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. averages 6.0 TCR (182% of the Molds (except steel ingot), industrial, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. TCR series: 2022=6.5 · 2023=5.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. falls in its industry
216 Molds (except steel ingot), in establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Molds (except steel ingot), in employers in Iowa.
Manufacturing Specialties, Inc. has more employees than the Molds (except steel ingot), industrial, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333511 · IA · Cedar Rapids
216 Molds (except steel ingot), industrial, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 466 employers in Cedar Rapids, IA · 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 | Strohwig Industries | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H & H Mold and Tooling | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L&Z Tool and Engineering, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DieTech | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirkman Farms, LLP | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rathbun Regional Water Association | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeside Contractors LLC | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwestern Mechanical - IA | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids IA 400 NE) | 6,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids C Ave | 6,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 3,475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Methodist Hospital | 2,949 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ctp - Holloman Afb, Nm | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tarwaters Inc | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Methods Machine Tools, Inc - North Carolina | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Terra Bella Northridge | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | El2 - Elections | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Teresa Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kingspan Benchmark | 68 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.