Machine shops · Washington
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc.
Tacoma, WA · ~144 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc.: 6.5 TCR = 197% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. safety composite
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−4.7
2018→2024
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. injury rate improved
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.7 from 8.8 in 2018 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=8.8 · 2019=7.8 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 197% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #23/30
- PHOTO Circle Machine Rolls…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~144 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Circle Machine Rolls, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc.
6.5 TCR
- Circle Machine
Circle Machine Rolls, Inc.
6.5 TCR
- ABC BORING
ABC BORING
6.5 TCR
- Centerless Reb
Centerless Rebuilders, Inc
6.5 TCR
- C&C Fabricaion
C&C Fabricaion, LLC
6.5 TCR
What this shows Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. averages 6.5 TCR (197% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. TCR series: 2018=8.8 · 2019=7.8 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Tool Gauge and Machine Works, Inc. falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 30 Machine shops employers in Washington.
Tool Gauge and Machine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · WA · Tacoma
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | Circle Machine Rolls, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABC BORING | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Centerless Rebuilders, Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C&C Fabricaion, LLC | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rognlin's, Inc. | 144 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate | 144 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Expert Drywall, Inc. | 144 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Intermountain West Insulation | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hsd - Vamcc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SS Industries Holdings Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado- North Retail | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trademark Electric | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Creative Specialty Food Solutions- Jensen | 144 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cherokee County DSN Board | 144 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rhoads Industries Construction & Field | 144 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monarch Landscape Management LLC | 144 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.