Copper compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Indiana
ShoreMet Valparaiso
Valparaiso, IN · ~31 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ShoreMet Valparaiso runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Copper compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
ShoreMet Valparaiso: 5.1 TCR = 154% of Copper compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ShoreMet Valparaiso safety composite
ShoreMet Valparaiso scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
Rising injury rate
ShoreMet Valparaiso: 5.2 → 6.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.35× in 2024
ShoreMet Valparaiso's TCR rose 1.7 from 5.2 in 2018 to 6.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Valparaiso, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 154% of ind
- DART 6.9 DART
- RANK #13/19
- PHOTO Global Laser Enrichm…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Global Laser Enrichment (0.0 TCR gap)
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ShoreMet Valparaiso in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AUC-Ft. Pierce
AUC-Ft. Pierce
5.2 TCR
- This site
ShoreMet Valparaiso
5.1 TCR
- Global Laser E
Global Laser Enrichment
5.1 TCR
- Montana Sulphu
Montana Sulphur & Chemical Co
5.1 TCR
- Carbonfree Che
Carbonfree Chemicals
5 TCR
What this shows ShoreMet Valparaiso averages 5.1 TCR (154% of the Copper compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ShoreMet Valparaiso TCR series: 2018=5.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=8.1 · 2024=6.9 · BLS 3.3
Where ShoreMet Valparaiso falls in its industry
418 Copper compounds, not specifie establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 19 Copper compounds, not specifie employers in Indiana.
ShoreMet Valparaiso has fewer employees than the Copper compounds, not specified elsewher median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · IN · Valparaiso
418 Copper compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 122 employers in Valparaiso, 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 | Global Laser Enrichment | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Montana Sulphur & Chemical Co | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AUC-Ft. Pierce | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carbonfree Chemicals | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Gold Farms - INW | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Pullet Farm | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Whitestown, IN | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sullivan Service Center | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Porter Hospital LLC | 1,509 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Valparaiso | 411 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Home Health Care and Hospice | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VERM Norman Plant | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mission Linen Supply Eureka 3000 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tulare Irrigation District | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Geismar, LA | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hammonds Ferry | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barro's Pizza, Deer Valley | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kerwin Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 31 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.