Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing · Pennsylvania

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · ~75 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh: 1.8 TCR = 55% of Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh safety composite

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.6

2016→2020

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh injury rate improved

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh's TCR fell 2.6 from 2.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.6 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 327120 · Pittsburgh, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #5/36
  • PHOTO VacuForm Inc./Unifrax
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~75 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: VacuForm Inc./Unifrax (0.0 TCR gap)

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Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh falls in its industry

307 Castable refractories, nonclay establishments

Safer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 36 Castable refractories, nonclay employers in Pennsylvania.

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh (75 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 57 employees and a TCR of 3.7 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 0200400600800 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh
Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh (75 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 57 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Vesuvius Research Pittsburgh has more employees than the Castable refractories, nonclay, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 2.7 1.3 2 0 0
2017 3.7 3.7 3 0 0
2016 2.6 1.3 1 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

327120 · PA · Pittsburgh

307 Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, 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 VacuForm Inc./Unifrax 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dal Tile El Paso 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vesuvius NC LLC 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rocky Ridge Plant 1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Starr Road Complex 75 FTE
STATE-SIZE 5D Field Services, LLC 75 FTE
STATE-SIZE FMS Construction Company 75 FTE
STATE-SIZE B&D Builders 75 FTE
CITY-NEAR United States Steel COrporation 15,229 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh- Oakland 14,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) 13,900 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh-Oakland 13,208 FTE
NAT-TCR Triumph Accessory Services 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Akron 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Human Resources Office 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR HOLLAND St Martin 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Charter NEX Films - Delaware, OH Inc. 75 FTE
NAT-SIZE Radisson Hotel Santa Maria 75 FTE
NAT-SIZE Architectural System Inc- Granby 75 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rohn Industries 75 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, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.