Drive shafts and half shafts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Indiana
NTK Precision Axle
Frankfort, IN · ~196 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NTK Precision Axle runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Drive shafts and half shafts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
NTK Precision Axle: 3.1 TCR = 57% of Drive shafts and half shafts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NTK Precision Axle safety composite
NTK Precision Axle scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
NTK Precision Axle held a steady TCR band
NTK Precision Axle's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.0 in 2018 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.0 · 2019=3.8 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336350 · Frankfort, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.1 · 57% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #22/41
- PHOTO Muncie Power Product…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~196 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Muncie Power Products, Inc. Mfg Div (0.0 TCR gap)
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NTK Precision Axle in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
NTK Precision Axle
3.1 TCR
- Muncie Power P
Muncie Power Products, Inc. Mfg Div
3.1 TCR
- Schafer Drivel
Schafer Driveline - Fredericktown
3.1 TCR
- Hino Motors Ma
Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.
3.1 TCR
- ZF-Rogersville
ZF-Rogersville
3 TCR
What this shows NTK Precision Axle averages 3.1 TCR (57% of the Drive shafts and half shafts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
NTK Precision Axle TCR series: 2018=3 · 2019=3.8 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 5.4
Where NTK Precision Axle falls in its industry
320 Drive shafts and half shafts, establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 41 Drive shafts and half shafts, employers in Indiana.
NTK Precision Axle has fewer employees than the Drive shafts and half shafts, automotive median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336350 · IN · Frankfort
320 Drive shafts and half shafts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 47 employers in Frankfort, 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 | Muncie Power Products, Inc. Mfg Div | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schafer Driveline - Fredericktown | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ZF-Rogersville | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hartford City | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aludyne-Auburn | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Press-Seal Corporation | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ellettsville Distribution Center | 196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRANKFORT EAST PLANT | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NHK Seating of America | 822 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRANKFORT CORE | 632 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRANKFORT EAST | 614 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 4212 - Raleigh | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PCW | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ConMet Canton | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Team Fabricators LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Milliken Gilliland Plant | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barnesville Hospital | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crescent Park Corporation - C-11 | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DRI1 | 196 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.