Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Indiana
Metals and Additives Plant
Brazil, IN · ~59 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metals and Additives Plant runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Metals and Additives Plant: 5.7 TCR = 173% of Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metals and Additives Plant safety composite
Metals and Additives Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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 5.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Metals and Additives Plant: 4.9 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2023
Metals and Additives Plant's TCR rose 1.3 from 4.9 in 2021 to 6.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Brazil, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 173% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #16/19
- PHOTO Hammond Expanders
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hammond Expanders (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metals and Additives Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Southern State
Southern States Chemicals SeaGate
5.8 TCR
- This site
Metals and Additives Plant
5.7 TCR
- Hammond Expand
Hammond Expanders
5.7 TCR
- Evonik Active
Evonik Active Oxygens, LLC - Tonawanda
5.6 TCR
- Rowell Chemica
Rowell Chemical Corporation
5.6 TCR
What this shows Metals and Additives Plant averages 5.7 TCR (173% of the Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Metals and Additives Plant TCR series: 2021=4.9 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=6.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Metals and Additives Plant falls in its industry
418 Fuel propellants, solid inorga establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 19 Fuel propellants, solid inorga employers in Indiana.
Metals and Additives Plant has fewer employees than the Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · IN · Brazil
418 Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 25 employers in Brazil, 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 | Hammond Expanders | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern States Chemicals SeaGate | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Active Oxygens, LLC - Tonawanda | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rowell Chemical Corporation | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bio Town Ag, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spy Run Building 3 | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Annex Group | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JGBowers, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Dane; Brazil, IN | 1,268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Dane - Brazil | 1,142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Dane Brazil | 1,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Dane | 983 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lakewood Senior Living,Drums ,LLC d/b/a/ Fritzingertown Senior Living Commuity | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lone Star Medical Transportation | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Follett Dairy Farm | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FIC Bloomingdale | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Building | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Real Alloy Recycling, LLC - Friendly, WV | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Material Transfer Company | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkers Prairie Elementary | 59 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.