Gray iron foundries · Indiana
Rochester Metal Products
Rochester, IN · ~318 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 22.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rochester Metal Products runs at 681% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Gray iron foundries workplace, earning a grade F.
Rochester Metal Products: 22.5 TCR = 681% of Gray iron foundries BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rochester Metal Products safety composite
Rochester Metal Products scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 22.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−3.4
2016→2024
Rochester Metal Products injury rate improved
Rochester Metal Products's TCR fell 3.4 from 17.1 in 2016 to 13.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 30.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=17.1 · 2018=28.6 · 2019=28.5 · 2020=28.6 · 2021=30.6 · 2022=18.5 · 2023=14.4 · 2024=13.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Rochester, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 22.5 · 681% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #22/22
- PHOTO Mid-City Foundry Com…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 539 inj
- SIZE ~318 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mid-City Foundry Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rochester Metal Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BADGER FOUNDRY
BADGER FOUNDRY COMPANY
22.7 TCR
- This site
Rochester Metal Products
22.5 TCR
- Mid-City Found
Mid-City Foundry Company
22.5 TCR
- The Taylor and
The Taylor and Fenn Company
22.1 TCR
- St Marys Found
St Marys Foundry
22 TCR
What this shows Rochester Metal Products averages 22.5 TCR (681% of the Gray iron foundries BLS benchmark).
Rochester Metal Products TCR series: 2016=17.1 · 2018=28.6 · 2019=28.5 · 2020=28.6 · 2021=30.6 · 2022=18.5 · 2023=14.4 · 2024=13.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Rochester Metal Products falls in its industry
272 Gray iron foundries establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 22 Gray iron foundries employers in Indiana.
Rochester Metal Products has more employees than the Gray iron foundries median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 13.7 | 5.5 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30.6 | 9.5 | 88 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28.6 | 11.7 | 61 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28.5 | 7.3 | 87 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28.6 | 10.5 | 90 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17.1 | 6.0 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · IN · Rochester
272 Gray iron foundries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 34 employers in Rochester, 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 | Mid-City Foundry Company | 22.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BADGER FOUNDRY COMPANY | 22.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Taylor and Fenn Company | 22.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St Marys Foundry | 22.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vectren Corporation - One Vectren Square | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AAM New Castle | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Donaldson Company - Frankfort, IN | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1647 | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodlawn Hospital | 424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester Community School Corp | 316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lau- Rochester | 204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1639 | 167 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EZ Logistics MD LLC | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freeport Water & Sewer Department - City of Freeport | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rcnl, LLC. | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Powder Coating Systems | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | International Paper Franklin Mill | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | On Computer Services dba Unified Power LLC | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dallas Service Center | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anheuser-Busch LLC | 318 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.