Brass foundries (except die-casting) · Michigan
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.
East Lansing, MI · ~32 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Brass foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade D.
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. safety composite
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.: 0.0 → 11.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.16× in 2021
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.'s TCR rose 11.2 from 0.0 in 2016 to 11.2 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · East Lansing, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #17/21
- PHOTO Tech Cast LLC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tech Cast LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Chicago Magnes
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company
5.2 TCR
- Louis Meskan F
Louis Meskan Foundry Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Tech Cast LLC
Tech Cast LLC
4.9 TCR
- This site
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.
4.8 TCR
- Vermont Foundr
Vermont Foundry Company
4.5 TCR
What this shows Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=11.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. falls in its industry
124 Brass foundries (except die-ca establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 21 Brass foundries (except die-ca employers in Michigan.
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. has fewer employees than the Brass foundries (except die-casting) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · MI · East Lansing
124 Brass foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 35 employers in East Lansing, MI · 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 | Tech Cast LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Louis Meskan Foundry Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vermont Foundry Company | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chicago Magnesium Casting Company | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6801_15743 | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Soil Dairy | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berrybrook | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | East Tawas | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michigan State University | 24,146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of East Lansing, Michigan | 529 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GU5 | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 052 - East Lansing | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AH4R - Phoenix | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Syracuse Lodging Ventures, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TSC Fullerton | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Novato Community Hospital (274-NC-HSP) | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 3078 Keystone | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boehm Inc | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Garrett & Associates General Contractors | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Culligan | 32 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.