Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade · Kansas

Valence Surface Technologies

Wichita, KS · ~193 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
7.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Valence Surface Technologies runs at 211% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.

Valence Surface Technologies: 7.0 TCR = 211% of Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Valence Surface Technologies safety composite

Valence Surface Technologies scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.97 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers

DART rate
D 3.01 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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

−7.9

2018→2020

Valence Surface Technologies injury rate improved

Valence Surface Technologies's TCR fell 7.9 from 10.9 in 2018 to 3.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.9 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=10.9 · 2020=3.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332813 · Wichita, KS ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 211% of ind

  • DART 3.0 DART
  • RANK #12/12
  • PHOTO Hamburg Finishing Wo…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 18 inj
  • SIZE ~193 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hamburg Finishing Works (0.0 TCR gap)

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Valence Surface Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Valence Surface Technologies averages 7.0 TCR (211% of the Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).

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

Valence Surface Technologies TCR series: 2018=10.9 · 2020=3 · BLS 3.3

Where Valence Surface Technologies falls in its industry

585 Anodizing metals and metal pro establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Anodizing metals and metal pro employers in Kansas.

Valence Surface Technologies (193 employees, TCR 7.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0 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 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Valence Surface Technologies
Valence Surface Technologies (193 employees, TCR 7.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Valence Surface Technologies has more employees than the Anodizing metals and metal products for median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 3.0 3.0 0 4 0
2018 10.9 5.2 18 5 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332813 · KS · Wichita

585 Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 841 employers in Wichita, KS · 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 Hamburg Finishing Works 7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Oshkosh Plating Technologies Inc 7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR AMEX PLATING INCORPORATED 7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pentagon Technologies CSG Portland Oregon 6.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE LaCygne Energy Center 193 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2904-ASM-KS 193 FTE
STATE-SIZE 5219 193 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Frontenac 192 FTE
CITY-NEAR Spirit Aerosystems 11,775 FTE
CITY-NEAR Textron Aviation - Mid Continent 4,359 FTE
CITY-NEAR Wesley Medical Center 2,657 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1855-KSWIC062 2,438 FTE
NAT-TCR Napa County 7.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Glenwood Care and Rehabilitation 7.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Specialty Composites Group, Ltd. dba Waco Composites 7.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Orlando SDO 7.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Knife River Corporation - ND 193 FTE
NAT-SIZE St Jo Frontier Casino 193 FTE
NAT-SIZE GKN Bowling Green 193 FTE
NAT-SIZE CSP Corporate Headquarters 193 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: 2020, 2018. 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.