Machine shops · New Jersey

Universal Metalcraft Inc.

Wayne, NJ · ~28 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
12.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Universal Metalcraft Inc. runs at 382% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade F.

Universal Metalcraft Inc.: 12.6 TCR = 382% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Universal Metalcraft Inc. safety composite

Universal Metalcraft Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).

F

15/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 12.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers

DART rate
F 7.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 4% 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

−10.1

2022→2023

Universal Metalcraft Inc. injury rate improved

Universal Metalcraft Inc.'s TCR fell 10.1 from 17.6 in 2022 to 7.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 17.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=17.6 · 2023=7.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Wayne, NJ ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 12.6 · 382% of ind

  • DART 7.6 DART
  • RANK #18/18
  • PHOTO Maxcess - Componex
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~28 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Maxcess - Componex (0.0 TCR gap)

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Universal Metalcraft Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Universal Metalcraft Inc. averages 12.6 TCR (382% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Universal Metalcraft Inc. TCR series: 2022=17.6 · 2023=7.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Universal Metalcraft Inc. falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 18 Machine shops employers in New Jersey.

Universal Metalcraft Inc. (28 employees, TCR 12.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Universal Metalcraft Inc.
Universal Metalcraft Inc. (28 employees, TCR 12.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Universal Metalcraft Inc. has fewer employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2023 7.6 7.6 2 0 0
2022 17.6 17.6 4 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · NJ · Wayne

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 120 employers in Wayne, NJ · 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 Maxcess - Componex 12.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR JORGENSEN STEEL MACHINING & FABRICATION INC 12.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Northland Machine Inc 12.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lawruk Machine and Tool Co 12.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Ayr Wellness NJ LLC - Lakewood 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE New Jersey American Water - Farmingdale Production 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Arc NJ LLC 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Advanced Solar Products, Inc 28 FTE
CITY-NEAR main facility 2,237 FTE
CITY-NEAR Getinge USA Sales, LLC - One Geoffrey Way 1,062 FTE
CITY-NEAR DSV Solutions WYN 847 FTE
CITY-NEAR BAE Systems Electronic Systems WNJ 742 FTE
NAT-TCR Waters of McKenzie 12.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Abbott Ball Co 12.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Main Campus 12.6 TCR
NAT-TCR RK-123-Bristol (RK-123) 12.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE NTB-NTST 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Jack in the Box #451 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Jack in the Box #3430 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Wellington 28 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.