Machine shops · Missouri
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location
St. Joseph, MO · ~94 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade C.
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location: 3.4 TCR = 102% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location safety composite
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location: 2.4 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.33× in 2024
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location's TCR rose 2.0 from 2.4 in 2023 to 4.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · St. Joseph, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 102% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #17/33
- PHOTO Benchmark Electronics
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Benchmark Electronics (0.0 TCR gap)
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Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location
3.4 TCR
- Benchmark Elec
Benchmark Electronics
3.4 TCR
- Machinetek Cor
Machinetek Corp
3.4 TCR
- Essex Bay Engi
Essex Bay Engineering
3.4 TCR
- FELTON MACHINE
FELTON MACHINE CO. INC.
3.4 TCR
What this shows Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location averages 3.4 TCR (102% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location TCR series: 2023=2.4 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 33 Machine shops employers in Missouri.
Van-Am Tool & Engineering - Main Location has more employees than the Machine shops median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · MO · St. Joseph
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 101 employers in St. Joseph, MO · 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 | Benchmark Electronics | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Machinetek Corp | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Essex Bay Engineering | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FELTON MACHINE CO. INC. | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN MISSOURI - Northeast Missouri | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ozark Border Electric Cooperative | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MTS Contracting Inc. | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCI Springfield Interior | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MW | 1,685 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health | 961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph Community Office | 631 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph MO DAP | 622 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tucson University Park Hotel | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Culver | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Robbinsville | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aoc, LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Beacon Promotions Inc | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westside Anaheim | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McQ6 Logistix, LLC | 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.