Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers · Arizona
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg
Phoenix, AZ · ~94 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg: 3.6 TCR = 164% of Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg safety composite
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg: 3.0 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2020
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg's TCR rose 1.3 from 3.0 in 2019 to 4.2 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423710 · Phoenix, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 164% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Plant City Retail Su…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plant City Retail Support Center - Ace Hardware (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg
3.6 TCR
- Plant City Ret
Plant City Retail Support Center - Ace Hardware
3.6 TCR
- Endries Intern
Endries International Inc SEDC
3.6 TCR
- The Hillman Gr
The Hillman Group : Jacksonville DC, FL
3.6 TCR
- Ace Hardware R
Ace Hardware Retail Support Center, Colorado Springs
3.6 TCR
What this shows Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg averages 3.6 TCR (164% of the Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg TCR series: 2019=3 · 2020=4.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg falls in its industry
449 Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, employers in Arizona.
Valley Forge and Bolt Mfg has more employees than the Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, sc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423710 · AZ · Phoenix
449 Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 2,630 employers in Phoenix, AZ · 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 | Plant City Retail Support Center - Ace Hardware | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Endries International Inc SEDC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Hillman Group : Jacksonville DC, FL | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ace Hardware Retail Support Center, Colorado Springs | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MFIB | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gilbane Building Company Arizona | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J. Banicki Construction Company | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 7319_16819 | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maricopa County | 15,504 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phoenix Children's Hospital | 7,575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | All Company | 6,261 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030500 | 6,153 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Home 2 Suites - Fayetteville | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon Transportation Services : MEM5 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Enterprise Rent-A-Car 03VS | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GWIT - Main Janitorial & Hospital | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fiberguide Industries | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | L3 Unidyne National City | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dunbar Center | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corsica Hills Center | 94 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.