Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Connecticut
Summit Corporation of America
Thomaston, CT · ~63 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Summit Corporation of America runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Summit Corporation of America: 8.5 TCR = 258% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Summit Corporation of America safety composite
Summit Corporation of America scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−10.8
2016→2024
Summit Corporation of America injury rate improved
Summit Corporation of America's TCR fell 10.8 from 16.5 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.5 · 2018=12.2 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Thomaston, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 258% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #15/21
- PHOTO ACA
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ACA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Summit Corporation of America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ontario Locati
Ontario Location
8.6 TCR
- This site
Summit Corporation of America
8.5 TCR
- ACA
ACA
8.5 TCR
- Precision Fini
Precision Finishing Inc
8.5 TCR
- Dura-Tech Proc
Dura-Tech Processes, Inc.
8.5 TCR
What this shows Summit Corporation of America averages 8.5 TCR (258% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Summit Corporation of America TCR series: 2016=16.5 · 2018=12.2 · 2019=9 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Summit Corporation of America falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 21 Electroplating metals and form employers in Connecticut.
Summit Corporation of America has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · CT · Thomaston
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 16 employers in Thomaston, 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 | ACA | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Finishing Inc | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ontario Location | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dura-Tech Processes, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood Industries CT | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OSF FLAVORS INC. | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Silgan Dispensing Systems Thomaston | 205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ward Leonard CT LLC | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Town of Thomaston | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stewart EFI CT | 112 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Springdale Hatchery | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Casa Grande Office | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DAL-ITP | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walkers Trail | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Planet Aid - MIL | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Steel LLC | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arbors at Woodsfield | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SA Recycling, Birmingham | 63 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.