Valves, inline plumbing and heating (e.g., cutoffs, stop), manufacturing · Pennsylvania

VAG USA, LLC (Mars)

Mars, PA · ~53 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Valves, inline plumbing and heating (e.g., cutoffs, stop), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

VAG USA, LLC (Mars): 2.5 TCR = 75% of Valves, inline plumbing and heating (e.g., cutoffs, stop), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) safety composite

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).

D

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers

DART rate
F 1.88 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% 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

−1.2

2022→2023

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) injury rate improved

VAG USA, LLC (Mars)'s TCR fell 1.2 from 3.1 in 2022 to 1.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=3.1 · 2023=1.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332919 · Mars, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind

  • DART 1.9 DART
  • RANK #4/8
  • PHOTO Downstream Technolog…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~53 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Downstream Technology Solutions : FPT - Bradford, PA (0.0 TCR gap)

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VAG USA, LLC (Mars) in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows VAG USA, LLC (Mars) averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Valves, inline plumbing and heating (e.g., cutoffs, stop), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) TCR series: 2022=3.1 · 2023=1.9 · BLS 3.3

Where VAG USA, LLC (Mars) falls in its industry

100 Valves, inline plumbing and he establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 8 Valves, inline plumbing and he employers in Pennsylvania.

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) (53 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 91 employees and a TCR of 2.8 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 0200400600 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate VAG USA, LLC (Mars)
VAG USA, LLC (Mars) (53 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 91 employees and a TCR of 2.8

VAG USA, LLC (Mars) has fewer employees than the Valves, inline plumbing and heating (e.g 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
2023 1.9 1.9 1 0 0
2022 3.1 0.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332919 · PA · Mars

100 Valves, inline plumbing and heating (e.g., cutoffs, stop), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 25 employers in Mars, PA · 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 Downstream Technology Solutions : FPT - Bradford, PA 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Summit Packaging Systems BOV 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Woodford Manufacturing Co 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lechler, Inc 2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Appalachian Drillers, LLC 53 FTE
STATE-SIZE SUSSC Susquehanna Service Center 53 FTE
STATE-SIZE 301-NiSource-Uniontown PA 53 FTE
STATE-SIZE PHRG PHL- RIO 53 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. John 197 FTE
CITY-NEAR Vogel Disposal Company, Inc.. 162 FTE
CITY-NEAR James Austin Company 134 FTE
CITY-NEAR MHY Family Services 120 FTE
NAT-TCR Conroe TX Yard (North) 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Monogram Appetizers, LLC - MR 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Parkdale America LLC Plant 43 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Wagner Drywall, Inc. 2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Zapata Construction Boston 53 FTE
NAT-SIZE Municipal Services Center 53 FTE
NAT-SIZE E & H Electric Supply (Pc4382) 53 FTE
NAT-SIZE Morris Magnets 53 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.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.