Production Machining and Welding · Indiana
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc.
Kendallville, IN · ~127 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Production Machining and Welding workplace, earning a grade D.
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc.: 4.0 TCR = 123% of Production Machining and Welding BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. safety composite
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. injury rate improved
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 2.8 from 3.5 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Kendallville, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 123% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #31/57
- PHOTO The Greenbrier Compa…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Greenbrier Companies, Jackson (0.0 TCR gap)
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Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- National Jet C
National Jet Company Inc
4.1 TCR
- This site
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc.
4 TCR
- The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier Companies, Jackson
4 TCR
- Cheetah Precis
Cheetah Precision LLC
4 TCR
- Cleveland City
Cleveland City Forge, Inc.
4 TCR
What this shows Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. averages 4.0 TCR (123% of the Production Machining and Welding BLS benchmark).
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. falls in its industry
1,821 Production Machining and Weldi establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 57 Production Machining and Weldi employers in Indiana.
Reliable Tool & Machine Co., Inc. has more employees than the Production Machining and Welding median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · IN · Kendallville
1,821 Production Machining and Welding employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 37 employers in Kendallville, 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 | The Greenbrier Companies, Jackson | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cheetah Precision LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Jet Company Inc | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cleveland City Forge, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mel-Kay Electric Company Inc. | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louis Dreyfus Company - Claypool | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Colbert Packaging Corporation - Elkhart | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LSC Communications Digital | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Creative Liquid Coatings, Inc. Kendallville | 711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LSC Communications | 488 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1388 | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kraft Heinz Company | 300 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chroma Graphics | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie View Campus | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dunwoody Village | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mrs. Ressler's Food Products Company | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #0024 | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Danny Ryan Precision Contracting, Inc. | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Batavia Nursing Care Center | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TVEPA Main Office | 127 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.