Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Indiana
Modern Forge Indiana
Merrillville, IN · ~214 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Modern Forge Indiana runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade D.
Modern Forge Indiana: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Modern Forge Indiana safety composite
Modern Forge Indiana scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.2
2016→2024
Modern Forge Indiana injury rate improved
Modern Forge Indiana's TCR fell 3.2 from 7.0 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Merrillville, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO American Pan Company
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 73 inj
- SIZE ~214 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American Pan Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Modern Forge Indiana in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Maximum Securi
Maximum Security Products Corp
4.3 TCR
- This site
Modern Forge Indiana
4.2 TCR
- American Pan C
American Pan Company
4.2 TCR
- East 78th Plan
East 78th Plant
4.2 TCR
- Precision Mach
Precision Machine, Inc.
4.2 TCR
What this shows Modern Forge Indiana averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Modern Forge Indiana TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Modern Forge Indiana falls in its industry
241 Drop forgings made from purcha establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Drop forgings made from purcha employers in Indiana.
Modern Forge Indiana has more employees than the Drop forgings made from purchased iron o median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · IN · Merrillville
241 Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Merrillville, 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 | American Pan Company | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | East 78th Plant | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maximum Security Products Corp | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Machine, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkhart (00110) Brown Box Welch Packaging | 214 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenfield | 214 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt. Vernon Shingle | 214 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greendale Catalent | 214 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 275-NiSource-Merrillville IN-SLC | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albanese Confectionery Group | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1618 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Mental Health Center | 371 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1093 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warren | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DH Pace Company - Tampa | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mt. Hood Hospice | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nelson Irrigation Corporation | 214 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Ingleside Hotel | 214 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | School Bus Drivers, Inc. | 214 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 60 - Dickson | 214 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.