Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Indiana
Universal Bearings LLC
Bremen, IN · ~315 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Bearings LLC runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Universal Bearings LLC: 4.9 TCR = 91% of Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Bearings LLC safety composite
Universal Bearings LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−1.1
2018→2024
Universal Bearings LLC injury rate improved
Universal Bearings LLC's TCR fell 1.1 from 3.4 in 2018 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.4 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336350 · Bremen, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.9 · 91% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #34/41
- PHOTO JAE Tech, Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 88 inj
- SIZE ~315 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JAE Tech, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Bearings LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Bearings LLC
4.9 TCR
- JAE Tech, Inc.
JAE Tech, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- Raybestos Craw
Raybestos Crawfordsville
4.9 TCR
- Detroit Axle
Detroit Axle
4.9 TCR
- ATLANTA GEAR &
ATLANTA GEAR & AXLE INC
4.9 TCR
What this shows Universal Bearings LLC averages 4.9 TCR (91% of the Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Universal Bearings LLC TCR series: 2018=3.4 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 5.4
Where Universal Bearings LLC falls in its industry
320 Axle bearings, automotive, tru establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 41 Axle bearings, automotive, tru employers in Indiana.
Universal Bearings LLC has more employees than the Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336350 · IN · Bremen
320 Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 28 employers in Bremen, 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 | JAE Tech, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Raybestos Crawfordsville | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Detroit Axle | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ATLANTA GEAR & AXLE INC | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Morrison Construction Company | 315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bristol | 315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canpack US LLC Muncie | 315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benteler Goshen | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwire Bremen | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bremen Wire Plant | 510 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NISCO-Bremen | 350 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Digger Specialties, Inc | 264 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 230007 - Englewood Store | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Darboy | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #248 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ACC Food Court | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 4002 - Tpg/Pbs | 315 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HWCC-Tunica, LLC | 315 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bluebird Homecare, Inc. | 315 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1369 - Baton Rouge Siegen | 315 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.