Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · Mississippi
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian
Meridian, MS · ~172 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian runs at 33% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping workplace, earning a grade A.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian: 1.8 TCR = 33% of Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping BLS 5.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian safety composite
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% 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%).
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian held a steady TCR band
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.6 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=3.1 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Meridian, MS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.8 · 33% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO LAKEPARK INDUSTRIES,…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~172 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LAKEPARK INDUSTRIES, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian
1.8 TCR
- LAKEPARK INDUS
LAKEPARK INDUSTRIES, INC.
1.8 TCR
- Stemco
Stemco
1.8 TCR
- Shiloh Wegman
Shiloh Wegman
1.8 TCR
- Headly Mfg.
Headly Mfg.
1.8 TCR
What this shows Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian averages 1.8 TCR (33% of the Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping BLS benchmark).
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=3.1 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 5.4
Where Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian falls in its industry
510 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping establishmentsSafer than 91% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping employers in Mississippi.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Meridian has more employees than the Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 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 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · MS · Meridian
510 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 147 employers in Meridian, MS · 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 | LAKEPARK INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stemco | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shiloh Wegman | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Headly Mfg. | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | E. Cornell Malone Corporation | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BRUCE | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Philadelphia | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MS006 Hattiesburg SPG | 172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anderson Regional Medical Center North Campus | 1,189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anderson Regional Medical Center | 1,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Progressive Pipeline Construction, LLC - Company | 848 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rush Foundation Hospital | 737 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Digital Alert Systems, Inc | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Berry-It Inc | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RMS Instrument & Electric, LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tri Pointe Homes Bay Area | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Linden Court | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal Health Memphis PD | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Somerville | 172 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.