Machine shops · Pennsylvania
Star Iron Works, Inc
Punxsutawney, PA · ~58 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Star Iron Works, Inc runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.
Star Iron Works, Inc: 5.3 TCR = 159% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Star Iron Works, Inc safety composite
Star Iron Works, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Star Iron Works, Inc: 4.1 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.92× in 2021
Star Iron Works, Inc's TCR rose 2.3 from 4.1 in 2020 to 6.4 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Punxsutawney, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 159% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #106/177
- PHOTO Square Deal Machinin…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Square Deal Machining Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Star Iron Works, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Star Iron Works, Inc
5.3 TCR
- Square Deal Ma
Square Deal Machining Inc.
5.3 TCR
- LECO Corporati
LECO Corporation -- Machine Shop
5.3 TCR
- Renco Machine
Renco Machine Company, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- M & W Manufact
M & W Manufacturing Co
5.2 TCR
What this shows Star Iron Works, Inc averages 5.3 TCR (159% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Star Iron Works, Inc TCR series: 2020=4.1 · 2021=6.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Star Iron Works, Inc falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #106 safest of 177 Machine shops employers in Pennsylvania.
Star Iron Works, Inc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · PA · Punxsutawney
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 24 employers in Punxsutawney, PA · 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 | Square Deal Machining Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LECO Corporation -- Machine Shop | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Renco Machine Company, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | M & W Manufacturing Co | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Menu Mate Mushroom Farm | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CannTech | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PA Location | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Moyer's Hatchery | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Punxsutawney Area Hospital | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2664 | 234 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2664 | 233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Proform Powdered Metals | 164 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Smithfield Direct- Little Rock | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solstice Senior Living at Fairport | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Window Systems | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seele, inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boaty's Transport Inc | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Warrenton NJ TE LLC | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Republic Services - Cahokia Hauling | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Still | 58 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.