Spinning machines, metalworking, manufacturing · Indiana
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant
Valparaiso, IN · ~100 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Spinning machines, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant: 3.4 TCR = 102% of Spinning machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant safety composite
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−3.5
2016→2021
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant injury rate improved
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant's TCR fell 3.5 from 8.0 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Valparaiso, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 102% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #4/12
- PHOTO United Grinding Nort…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Grinding North America, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant
3.4 TCR
- United Grindin
United Grinding North America, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- CPS Plant 4
CPS Plant 4
3.4 TCR
- Tripler R Indu
Tripler R Industries
3.4 TCR
- CPS Plant 2
CPS Plant 2
3.4 TCR
What this shows Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant averages 3.4 TCR (102% of the Spinning machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant falls in its industry
391 Spinning machines, metalworkin establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Spinning machines, metalworkin employers in Indiana.
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant has more employees than the Spinning machines, metalworking, manufac median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · IN · Valparaiso
391 Spinning machines, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 122 employers in Valparaiso, IN · 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 | United Grinding North America, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPS Plant 4 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tripler R Industries | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPS Plant 2 | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Belstra Group Farms | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Merritt Contracting | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Geiger Excavating Inc. | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kens Foods Lebanon | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Porter Hospital LLC | 1,509 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Valparaiso | 411 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Texas #54 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riley Bros Construction Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hills #1 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Commercial Painting, Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nekoosa Coated Products | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAHS ( Detroit Origin Dis. Ctr. ) | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mahaska Bottling | 100 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.