Electrical signs manufacturing · New Jersey
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc.
Carlstadt, NJ · ~102 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electrical signs manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc.: 3.3 TCR = 101% of Electrical signs manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. safety composite
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc.: 2.5 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2024
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc.'s TCR rose 4.2 from 2.5 in 2019 to 6.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339950 · Carlstadt, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 101% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #2/7
- PHOTO Desert Song LLC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Desert Song LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Warren Sign Co
Warren Sign Co
3.4 TCR
- YESCO LLC - Ja
YESCO LLC - Jarupa Valley, CA Establishment
3.4 TCR
- Marketing Disp
Marketing Displays, Inc
3.4 TCR
- This site
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc.
3.3 TCR
- Desert Song LL
Desert Song LLC
3.3 TCR
What this shows Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. averages 3.3 TCR (101% of the Electrical signs manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. TCR series: 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=1 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. falls in its industry
405 Electrical signs manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Electrical signs manufacturing employers in New Jersey.
Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. has more employees than the Electrical signs manufacturing 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 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339950 · NJ · Carlstadt
405 Electrical signs manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 78 employers in Carlstadt, NJ · 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 | Desert Song LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Warren Sign Co | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | YESCO LLC - Jarupa Valley, CA Establishment | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marketing Displays, Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D'Annunzio Group Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | First Choice Electrical and Security Services LLC | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BWI - Branchburg | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockline Industries | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TRIBECA OVEN | 362 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Safway Atlantic, LLC - New Jersey | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Trading Co. Inc. | 295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unimac Graphics, LLC | 227 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Garden Inn Panama City | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Strongsville healthcare and rehabilitation | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ITC Services- Jerome | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Villa Santa Barbara | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Slope Food Coop INC. | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vdm Metals USA, LLC | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cherry Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bristol Farms - 003 - BF Manhattan Beach | 102 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.