Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing · New Jersey

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc

Name: Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc Workplace Safety Data
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Springfield, NJ · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.0
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc: 2.0 TCR = 60% of Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc safety composite

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% 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).

68/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% 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

−4.0

2017→2021

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc injury rate improved

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc's TCR fell 4.0 from 4.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=4.0 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333514 · Springfield, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 60% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #3/6
PHOTO Precision Jig and Fi…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~27 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Precision Jig and Fixture South (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc averages 2.0 TCR (60% of the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc TCR series: 2017=4 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc falls in its industry

387 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma employers in New Jersey.

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc (27 employees, TCR 2.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4

Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co Inc has fewer employees than the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturin 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	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2017	4.0	4.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333514 · NJ · Springfield

387 Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 34 employers in Springfield, NJ · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Precision Jig and Fixture South	DUNCAN, SC	2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Eagle Engineering Inc	ELDRIDGE, IA	2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Modesto, California Container Graphics Corporation	MODESTO, CA	2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ascent Aerospace, LLC.	SANTA ANA, CA	2.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. - CHATSWORTH RECEIVING	CHATSWORTH	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Concentric Group LLC	SADDLE BROOK	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pact Two, LLC	RINGOES	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Three Bridges-NYST	OLD BRIDGE	27 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The Arc of Union County	Springfield	505 FTE
CITY-NEAR	70 Diamond Rd. Springfield, NJ 07081	Springfield	478 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Valcor Engineering	Springfield	327 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Baltusrol Golf Club	Springfield	214 FTE
NAT-TCR	Springfield - BlackHawk Industrial	Agawam, MA	2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Nutrius, LLC	Kingsburg, CA	2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	RW Delaney Construction	Natchez, MS	2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Marc Refrigeration Manufacturing Inc.	Miami, FL	2.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	C. Elton Crews, Inc.	Avon Park, FL	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Frankfort Sybaris	Frankfort, IL	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Main Office - 01	West Jordan, UT	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Wastewater Treatment Plant	Apache Junction, AZ	27 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: 2021, 2017. 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.