Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing · Colorado
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co
Lafayette, CO · ~102 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co safety composite
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−0.9
2016→2024
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co injury rate improved
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co's TCR fell 0.9 from 2.2 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.2 · 2017=7.9 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=6.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333314 · Lafayette, CO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Corning
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Corning (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rocky Mountain Instrument Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co
3.5 TCR
- Corning
Corning
3.5 TCR
- 08682324 REGIO
08682324 REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER
3.5 TCR
- nLIGHT DEFENSE
nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- MKS Franklin
MKS Franklin
3.3 TCR
What this shows Rocky Mountain Instrument Co averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co TCR series: 2016=2.2 · 2017=7.9 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=6 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Rocky Mountain Instrument Co falls in its industry
145 Lenses (except ophthalmic) man establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Lenses (except ophthalmic) man employers in Colorado.
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co has more employees than the Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333314 · CO · Lafayette
145 Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 60 employers in Lafayette, CO · 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 | Corning | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 08682324 REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MKS Franklin | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Opal-Foods Roggen Farm | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flynn BEC LP - Denver | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LEI Companies, Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Skyline Mechanical Inc | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Hospital | 1,484 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Medical Center | 1,319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Imagine! | 773 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Developmental Disabilities Center dba Imagine! | 700 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North Ice Cream Plant | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brock - Milford | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lounsbury Excavating Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piney Orchard Service Center | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Electric, LLC | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversicare of Oak Ridge | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GA-MTGA-GEORGIA | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Springs at Missoula | 102 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.