Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · Louisiana
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA
Ville Platte, LA · ~153 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade B.
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA: 2.6 TCR = 58% of Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA safety composite
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−1.0
2016→2020
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA injury rate improved
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.2 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.2 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488210 · Ville Platte, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 58% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO CF Rail Services Eas…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~153 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA
2.6 TCR
- CF Rail Servic
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN
2.6 TCR
- Richmond BNSF
Richmond BNSF AAW
2.6 TCR
- TTX- POTI
TTX- POTI
2.6 TCR
- Toledo Ohio
Toledo Ohio
2.6 TCR
What this shows Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA averages 2.6 TCR (58% of the Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=3 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=3.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA falls in its industry
409 Locomotive and rail car repair establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Locomotive and rail car repair employers in Louisiana.
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA has more employees than the Locomotive and rail car repair (except f median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488210 · LA · Ville Platte
409 Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 17 employers in Ville Platte, LA · 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 | CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond BNSF AAW | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TTX- POTI | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Toledo Ohio | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BrandSafway LLC - PBF Refinery - Chalmette | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LA213 DeQuincy Lumber | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SYSCO ACADIANA fka DOERLE FOOD SERVICES, A DIVISION OF SYSCO USA II, LLC | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1698 LOWE S OF COVINGTON LA | 153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ville Platte Medical Center LLC | 538 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cameron V&M | 395 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cameron | 300 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 312 | 213 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Salco, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson-Mitchell, Inc | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carolinas Hospital Marion | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SFS Hartford-253BDL | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cullman Fabricating Facility | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nazareth Pallet Company Inc. | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Laurels of Bon Air | 153 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.