Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Indiana
Vitracoat America, Inc.
Elkhart, IN · ~64 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vitracoat America, Inc. runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Vitracoat America, Inc.: 6.5 TCR = 198% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vitracoat America, Inc. safety composite
Vitracoat America, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−35.4
2018→2024
Vitracoat America, Inc. injury rate improved
Vitracoat America, Inc.'s TCR fell 35.4 from 35.4 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 35.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=35.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Elkhart, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 198% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #18/21
- PHOTO DecoArt, Inc. - Stan…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DecoArt, Inc. - Stanford South (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vitracoat America, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Gemini Coating
Gemini Coatings, Inc. of Grand Prairie
6.6 TCR
- This site
Vitracoat America, Inc.
6.5 TCR
- DecoArt, Inc.
DecoArt, Inc. - Stanford South
6.5 TCR
- US Polymers-Ac
US Polymers-Accurez LLC
6.5 TCR
- A.P. Nonweiler
A.P. Nonweiler Co., Inc.
6.4 TCR
What this shows Vitracoat America, Inc. averages 6.5 TCR (198% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vitracoat America, Inc. TCR series: 2018=35.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Vitracoat America, Inc. falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 21 Industrial product finishes an employers in Indiana.
Vitracoat America, Inc. has fewer employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35.4 | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · IN · Elkhart
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, IN · 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 | DecoArt, Inc. - Stanford South | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Polymers-Accurez LLC | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gemini Coatings, Inc. of Grand Prairie | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.P. Nonweiler Co., Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Office | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phend & Brown, Inc. | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Division | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cincinnati | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forest River, Inc. | 12,549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THOR MOTOR COACH | 2,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhart Community Schools | 1,892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HRV LLC | 1,692 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pepe Ganga Juana Diaz | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Los Banos | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K&S Air Conditioning, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anthony Machine | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Paul's Machine and Welding Corp | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SelectFWTX | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus - Main Campus | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Domestic Uniform Rental | 64 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.