Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing · Ohio
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton
Bluffton, OH · ~167 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton runs at 48% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton: 2.6 TCR = 48% of Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton safety composite
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.9
2016→2024
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton injury rate improved
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton's TCR fell 1.9 from 3.3 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.3 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=2.5 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Bluffton, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.6 · 48% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #23/94
- PHOTO Eagle Assembly
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~167 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Eagle Assembly (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton
2.6 TCR
- Eagle Assembly
Eagle Assembly
2.6 TCR
- Shiloh Industr
Shiloh Industries - Warren
2.6 TCR
- GT INDUSTRIES
GT INDUSTRIES
2.6 TCR
- Tiberina Detro
Tiberina Detroit Inc.
2.6 TCR
What this shows Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton averages 2.6 TCR (48% of the Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3 · 2020=2.5 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 5.4
Where Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton falls in its industry
510 Job stampings, automotive, met establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 94 Job stampings, automotive, met employers in Ohio.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton has more employees than the Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufa median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · OH · Bluffton
510 Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 17 employers in Bluffton, OH · 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 | Eagle Assembly | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shiloh Industries - Warren | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GT INDUSTRIES | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tiberina Detroit Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Decker Construction Company | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Land O'Lakes - Kent, Ohio | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Solon OH | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Envelope 1 Inc. | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GROB Systems, Incorporated | 759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SumiRiko Ohio Inc. | 568 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GROB Bluffton | 530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bluffton Hospital | 154 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thompson Seattle | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atz Ltl | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6677 Gilroy | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4149 Carlisle | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Martin'S Food Markets 6292 | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Unity Center | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CVRx, Inc. | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cutler Repaving, Inc. | 167 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.