Machine shops · Maine
Soleras Advanced Coatings
Biddeford, ME · ~52 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Soleras Advanced Coatings runs at 232% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade F.
Soleras Advanced Coatings: 7.7 TCR = 232% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Soleras Advanced Coatings safety composite
Soleras Advanced Coatings scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Soleras Advanced Coatings: 4.6 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 13.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.88× in 2024
Soleras Advanced Coatings's TCR rose 2.1 from 4.6 in 2016 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Biddeford, ME ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 232% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #9/11
- PHOTO Rugo Machine Shop Se…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rugo Machine Shop Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Soleras Advanced Coatings in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Soleras Advanced Coatings
7.7 TCR
- Rugo Machine S
Rugo Machine Shop Services
7.7 TCR
- Atlas Machine
Atlas Machine and Welding Service, Inc.
7.7 TCR
- GBF
GBF
7.7 TCR
- 5938_12930
5938_12930
7.6 TCR
What this shows Soleras Advanced Coatings averages 7.7 TCR (232% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Soleras Advanced Coatings TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2018=13.3 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=7 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=9.2 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Soleras Advanced Coatings falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Maine alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 11 Machine shops employers in Maine.
Soleras Advanced Coatings has more employees than the Machine shops 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 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · ME · Biddeford
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,397 rated employers in Maine with headcount on file · 50 employers in Biddeford, ME · 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 | Rugo Machine Shop Services | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlas Machine and Welding Service, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GBF | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5938_12930 | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A&A logging Millinocket Division | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Otis Elevator Company-Portland,ME | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Globe Manufacturing Company, Globe Footwear LLC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CPK Manufacturing, LLC | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SMHC MaineHealth | 1,565 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SMHC Biddeford | 1,133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2153 | 354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #75 | 305 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | the bugman | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Broken Arrow | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parks and Recreation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CSC - Houston | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pearl | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meeco Sullivan - Warwick | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cryogenic Transportation 64017 Fontana | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Somers Northside Clinic | 52 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.