Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Tech Cast LLC
Myerstown, PA · ~80 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tech Cast LLC runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Tech Cast LLC: 4.9 TCR = 149% of Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tech Cast LLC safety composite
Tech Cast LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
Tech Cast LLC: 2.4 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.55× in 2021
Tech Cast LLC's TCR rose 3.0 from 2.4 in 2016 to 5.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Myerstown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 149% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #5/12
- PHOTO Superior Brass & Alu…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Tech Cast LLC 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
- This site
Tech Cast LLC
4.9 TCR
- Superior Brass
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.
4.8 TCR
- Vermont Foundr
Vermont Foundry Company
4.5 TCR
What this shows Tech Cast LLC averages 4.9 TCR (149% of the Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tech Cast LLC TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=5.4 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=5.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Tech Cast LLC falls in its industry
124 Investment castings, nonferrou establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 12 Investment castings, nonferrou employers in Pennsylvania.
Tech Cast LLC has more employees than the Investment castings, nonferrous metal (e 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 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · PA · Myerstown
124 Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 32 employers in Myerstown, 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 | Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Louis Meskan Foundry Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chicago Magnesium Casting Company | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vermont Foundry Company | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PENN Greenhouse LLC | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berwyn Transportation Center | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 565-NiSource-Monaca PA | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mistick Construction | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Myerstown, PA | 659 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bayer Myerstown | 549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dutch-Way Farm Market Myerstown | 262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dutch Valley Food Distributors | 215 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eaton Street Lumber LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farmers Union Oil Company-Beulah Main building | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40430) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Georgia Expo | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vanderbilt North | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Murphy Elevator Company | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida Infrastructure | 80 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.