Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade · Connecticut
Metal Improvement Co
Windsor, CT · ~27 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metal Improvement Co runs at 494% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Metal Improvement Co: 16.3 TCR = 494% of Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metal Improvement Co safety composite
Metal Improvement Co scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 19.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Metal Improvement Co: 16.2 → 26.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 26.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
Metal Improvement Co's TCR rose 10.4 from 16.2 in 2016 to 26.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Windsor, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.3 · 494% of ind
- DART 20.0 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO Bodycote Thermal Pro…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc. - Covington (1.8 TCR gap)
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Metal Improvement Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metal Improvement Co
16.3 TCR
- Bodycote Therm
Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc. - Covington
14.5 TCR
- Commercial Ste
Commercial Steel Treating Corporation
14.2 TCR
- Bodycote Winch
Bodycote Winchester
14.1 TCR
- Zion Industrie
Zion Industries Hildebran Plant
13.6 TCR
What this shows Metal Improvement Co averages 16.3 TCR (494% of the Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Metal Improvement Co TCR series: 2016=16.2 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=18.1 · 2019=20.8 · 2022=22.2 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=26.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Metal Improvement Co falls in its industry
248 Shot peening metal and metal p establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Shot peening metal and metal p employers in Connecticut.
Metal Improvement Co has fewer employees than the Shot peening metal and metal products fo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 26.6 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22.2 | 17.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · CT · Windsor
248 Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 151 employers in Windsor, CT · 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 | Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc. - Covington | 14.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commercial Steel Treating Corporation | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bodycote Winchester | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zion Industries Hildebran Plant | 13.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 5 | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plainfield Renewable Energy | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WORTH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zampell Refractories CT | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CT-03 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BDL2 | 3,131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BDL4 | 2,628 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BDL2 | 2,395 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 161 | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seagrass Village of Fleming Island | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Campbell County Detention Center | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Troegs Brewing Company | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 3047-Schaben Sanitation | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meenan PA - Upper Darby | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ASI Structures, LLC. - Eugene | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5007-Chickasha Hauling | 27 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.