Machine shops · Pennsylvania
Tooling Specialists Inc
Latrobe, PA · ~50 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tooling Specialists Inc runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.
Tooling Specialists Inc: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tooling Specialists Inc safety composite
Tooling Specialists Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−6.5
2019→2023
Tooling Specialists Inc injury rate improved
Tooling Specialists Inc's TCR fell 6.5 from 9.6 in 2019 to 3.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=9.6 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Latrobe, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #98/177
- PHOTO Granger Machine, Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Granger Machine, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tooling Specialists Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tooling Specialists Inc
4.8 TCR
- Granger Machin
Granger Machine, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Allstate Tool
Allstate Tool & Die, Inc. d/b/a ATD Precision
4.8 TCR
- Corrugated Gea
Corrugated Gear and Services, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Alexandria Ext
Alexandria Extrusion South
4.8 TCR
What this shows Tooling Specialists Inc averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Tooling Specialists Inc TCR series: 2019=9.6 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Tooling Specialists Inc falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #98 safest of 177 Machine shops employers in Pennsylvania.
Tooling Specialists 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · PA · Latrobe
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 66 employers in Latrobe, 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 | Granger Machine, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allstate Tool & Die, Inc. d/b/a ATD Precision | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corrugated Gear and Services, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alexandria Extrusion South | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | To-Jo Food Products Inc. | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kulp Family Dairy LLC | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maronda Homes Inc of Pennsylvania | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Home Remodeling Pros of Central PA | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Latrobe Hospital | 848 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : LSM - Latrobe | 654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adelphoi Village, Inc. | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Latrobe Tech Center | 534 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Peoria Behr - Clarke St | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn Marlborough | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100089 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RK-055-Plano ( RK-055 ) | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brenneman Pork, LLLP | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Forest Packaging Corp. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brehmer Mfg. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edina Service Center-UB | 50 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.