Chrome plating metals and metal products for the trade · Connecticut
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc.
Waterbury, CT · ~44 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. runs at 392% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chrome plating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc.: 12.9 TCR = 392% of Chrome plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. safety composite
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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 12.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.45 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
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc.: 10.4 → 15.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.19× in 2024
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc.'s TCR rose 5.0 from 10.4 in 2023 to 15.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.9 · 392% of ind
- DART 15.4 DART
- RANK #20/21
- PHOTO Spectrum Metal Finis…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spectrum Metal Finishing (0.2 TCR gap)
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Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Light Metals C
Light Metals Coloring
13.3 TCR
- CMP-P1
CMP-P1
13.3 TCR
- Remico
Remico
13.2 TCR
- Spectrum Metal
Spectrum Metal Finishing
13.1 TCR
- This site
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc.
12.9 TCR
What this shows Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. averages 12.9 TCR (392% of the Chrome plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. TCR series: 2023=10.4 · 2024=15.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. falls in its industry
585 Chrome plating metals and meta establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 21 Chrome plating metals and meta employers in Connecticut.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Company Inc. has fewer employees than the Chrome plating metals and metal products median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · CT · Waterbury
585 Chrome plating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 218 employers in Waterbury, 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 | Spectrum Metal Finishing | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Remico | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Light Metals Coloring | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMP-P1 | 13.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Division | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Pipe Services- CT | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FOLEY'S PUMP SERVICE | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Weatherproof and New England Smart Energy | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterbury Hospital | 1,472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford-Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Camoj - Mojave | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corona del Mar 11 | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KleenTech Inc | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PSL-The Gardens at Marysville | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Seaonus Cold Storage Jacksonville LLC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kinsel Ameri Properties | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flippo Lumber Corporation | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Day Farms - Croton | 44 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.