Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Connecticut
Sound Manufacturing, Inc.
Old Saybrook, CT · ~61 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sound Manufacturing, Inc. runs at 301% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sound Manufacturing, Inc.: 9.9 TCR = 301% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sound Manufacturing, Inc. safety composite
Sound Manufacturing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2018→2024
Sound Manufacturing, Inc. injury rate improved
Sound Manufacturing, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.6 from 9.0 in 2018 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.0 · 2019=12.8 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=15.6 · 2023=13.6 · 2024=7.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Old Saybrook, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 301% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO Southern Perfection …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southern Perfection Fabrication (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sound Manufacturing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sound Manufacturing, Inc.
9.9 TCR
- Southern Perfe
Southern Perfection Fabrication
9.9 TCR
- Institutional
Institutional Equipment Inc.
9.9 TCR
- G. W. Vines Co
G. W. Vines Company, Inc.
9.9 TCR
- Highland Machi
Highland Machine
9.9 TCR
What this shows Sound Manufacturing, Inc. averages 9.9 TCR (301% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sound Manufacturing, Inc. TCR series: 2018=9 · 2019=12.8 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=15.6 · 2023=13.6 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Sound Manufacturing, Inc. falls in its industry
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Connecticut.
Sound Manufacturing, Inc. has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.6 | 5.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · CT · Old Saybrook
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 24 employers in Old Saybrook, CT · 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 | Southern Perfection Fabrication | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Institutional Equipment Inc. | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G. W. Vines Company, Inc. | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highland Machine | 9.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Division | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kim Industries Inc. | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saybrook Point Inn, LLC | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2898 | 138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STOP & SHOP 100688 | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 100688 | 132 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #213 | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXE001 | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #75 | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newman Windows & Doors | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Harbor Construction Co., Inc | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacobs - FARMINGTON - OMI | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Centenary College | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Grand Canyon Univ Qdoba | 61 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.