Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) · Michigan
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings
Battle Creek, MI · ~92 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings runs at 495% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade F.
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings: 16.3 TCR = 495% of Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings safety composite
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−9.9
2018→2021
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings injury rate improved
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings's TCR fell 9.9 from 25.3 in 2018 to 15.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 25.3 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=25.3 · 2019=16.7 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=15.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Battle Creek, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.3 · 495% of ind
- DART 10.6 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO VFORGE INC
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: VFORGE INC (0.4 TCR gap)
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Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings
16.3 TCR
- VFORGE INC
VFORGE INC
16 TCR
- UNI-CAST LLC
UNI-CAST LLC
15.8 TCR
- Boose at Cornw
Boose at Cornwall
15.6 TCR
- PT Foundry
PT Foundry
15.5 TCR
What this shows Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings averages 16.3 TCR (495% of the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings TCR series: 2018=25.3 · 2019=16.7 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=15.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings falls in its industry
156 Aluminum foundries (except die establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Aluminum foundries (except die employers in Michigan.
Melling Engineered Aluminum Castings has more employees than the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25.3 | 15.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · MI · Battle Creek
156 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 161 employers in Battle Creek, MI · 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 | VFORGE INC | 16.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UNI-CAST LLC | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boose at Cornwall | 15.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PT Foundry | 15.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Easling Construction Co. | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Superior Electric of Lansing, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Action Traffic Maintenance, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turri's Italian Foods-CHES | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Denso Manufacturing of Michigan | 2,702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BRONSON BATTLE CREEK | 1,530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Battle Creek HQ Corporate Office | 1,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | I I Stanley Co., Inc. | 729 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Progreso LMMM San Antonio# 13, LLC | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Augusta Hospice | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2050-WARE01 | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McArthur | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit City Nursing and Rehabilitation | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin - Holley Performance Products, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Douron - Headquarters | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R and D / Engineering : Elkhart Lake | 92 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.