Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants · Connecticut
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip
Waterbury, CT · ~97 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip: 5.8 TCR = 177% of Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip safety composite
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
−1.9
2017→2018
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip injury rate improved
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip's TCR fell 1.9 from 6.8 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.8 · 2018=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 177% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Rubadue Wire Co., Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rubadue Wire Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rubadue Wire C
Rubadue Wire Co., Inc.
5.9 TCR
- Freeport McMoR
Freeport McMoRan Refinery
5.9 TCR
- This site
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip
5.8 TCR
- Mueller Copper
Mueller Copper Tube Company
5.8 TCR
- Wieland Therma
Wieland Thermal Solutions, Inc.
5.8 TCR
What this shows Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip averages 5.8 TCR (177% of the Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip TCR series: 2017=6.8 · 2018=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip falls in its industry
198 Bar, copper and copper alloy, establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Bar, copper and copper alloy, employers in Connecticut.
Olin Brass - Somers Thin Strip has fewer employees than the Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · CT · Waterbury
198 Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants 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 | Rubadue Wire Co., Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Freeport McMoRan Refinery | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mueller Copper Tube Company | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wieland Thermal Solutions, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sarracco Mechanical | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 570 - Hartford | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rex Lumber Co CT yard | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Terex Corporation | 97 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 | Ursa Logistics-OC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Success | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ltl, LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Legends - Shoreline Amphitheater | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colby, Wi | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ryder Columbus 4919 | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shiloh Pendergrass | 97 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.