Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Kansas

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co.

Name: Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. Workplace Safety Data
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Topeka, KS · ~64 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.4
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co.: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. safety composite

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 51%), 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).

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.41 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co.: 1.6 → 3.2 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2018

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co.'s TCR rose 1.6 from 1.6 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Topeka, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #6/22
PHOTO East Coast Metal Str…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~64 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: East Coast Metal Structures Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2018=3.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 22 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Kansas.

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. (64 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Topeka Foundry & Ironworks, Co. has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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
2018	3.2	1.6	2	0	0
2016	1.6	0.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · KS · Topeka

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, KS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	East Coast Metal Structures Corporation	LANTANA, FL	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Tower Extrusions, Fab.	OLNEY, TX	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Rite Hite AfterMarket	DUBUQUE, IA	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Industrial Steel Construction	GARY, IN	2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	OP KGS DIV GO	OVERLAND PARK	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Excel Constructors, Inc.	OVERLAND PARK	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sunflower Wind Project	PEABODY	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bettis Contractors, Inc.	TOPEKA	64 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Stormont Vail Health - Hospital	Topeka	2,589 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Goodyear Tire Rubber Company	Topeka	1,563 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Goodyear Topeka	Topeka	1,499 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus	Topeka	1,417 FTE
NAT-TCR	RCHC AK Anchorage State Funded (PPC)	Anchorage, AK	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Jay-Ton Concrete Construction	Burlison, TN	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Arconic B and C Research (06301)	Barberton, OH	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Star of the West Milling Company - Churchville, NY	Churchville, NY	2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	MO Hannibal	Hannibal, MO	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5155	Miami, FL	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5072	Miami, FL	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Harrisburg Branch	Harrisburg, PA	64 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.