Drives, high-speed industrial (except hydrostatic), manufacturing · Virginia
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA · ~355 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Drives, high-speed industrial (except hydrostatic), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Drives, high-speed industrial (except hydrostatic), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake safety composite
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−0.5
2022→2024
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake injury rate improved
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake's TCR fell 0.5 from 2.4 in 2022 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=2.4 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333612 · Chesapeake, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Brad Foote Gearing P…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~355 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brad Foote Gearing Pittsburgh (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake
2.4 TCR
- Brad Foote Gea
Brad Foote Gearing Pittsburgh
2.4 TCR
- Formsprag LLC
Formsprag LLC
2.4 TCR
- Sumitomo Machi
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Verona
2.3 TCR
- Lenze Americas
Lenze Americas, Inc.
2.3 TCR
What this shows Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Drives, high-speed industrial (except hydrostatic), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake TCR series: 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake falls in its industry
106 Drives, high-speed industrial establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Drives, high-speed industrial employers in Virginia.
Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Chesapeake has more employees than the Drives, high-speed industrial (except hy median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333612 · VA · Chesapeake
106 Drives, high-speed industrial (except hydrostatic), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 434 employers in Chesapeake, VA · 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 | Brad Foote Gearing Pittsburgh | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Formsprag LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America Verona | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lenze Americas, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Branscome Operating LLC | 355 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Suffolk MZB-USA | 355 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 517717-ROANOKE VA P&DC | 355 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | L3Harris Herndon | 355 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - ORF2 | 2,432 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chesapeake Regional Medical Center | 2,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QVC Chesapeake, Inc. | 1,056 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crossways | 931 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aberdeen Store | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lp De | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OmniSource, LLC. - Johnson City Main | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dart Container Leola Bead | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Houston Distribution Center | 355 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TCW inc | 355 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Progressive Residential Services of Michigan | 355 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Telephonics 815 Farmingdale | 355 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.