Brass foundries (except die-casting) · Illinois
Vermont Foundry Company
Vermont, IL · ~35 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vermont Foundry Company runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Brass foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade D.
Vermont Foundry Company: 4.5 TCR = 137% of Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vermont Foundry Company safety composite
Vermont Foundry Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
Vermont Foundry Company: 3.5 → 6.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Vermont Foundry Company's TCR rose 3.1 from 3.5 in 2016 to 6.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Vermont, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 137% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #4/11
- PHOTO Concast Birmingham Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Concast Birmingham Inc (0.1 TCR gap)
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Vermont Foundry Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Superior Brass
Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.
4.8 TCR
- This site
Vermont Foundry Company
4.5 TCR
- Concast Birmin
Concast Birmingham Inc
4.4 TCR
- ME Global - Te
ME Global - Tempe
4.4 TCR
- PCC Structural
PCC Structurals Groton
4.2 TCR
What this shows Vermont Foundry Company averages 4.5 TCR (137% of the Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Vermont Foundry Company TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=0 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=3 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Vermont Foundry Company falls in its industry
124 Brass foundries (except die-ca establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 11 Brass foundries (except die-ca employers in Illinois.
Vermont Foundry Company has fewer employees than the Brass foundries (except die-casting) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · IL · Vermont
124 Brass foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 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 | Concast Birmingham Inc | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ME Global - Tempe | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PCC Structurals Groton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dynegy Kendall Energy LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Beloit Office | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPage Water Commission | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bay City Hauling | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 814 Americas | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Absopure Company #14 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steel Craft Technologies Inc. - Belmont | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hill Mfg | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stanion Wholesale Electric Co., Inc.-Pratt, KS | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Bauer Company, Inc. | 35 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.