Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished · New York
Vulcan Steam Forging
Buffalo, NY · ~22 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vulcan Steam Forging runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade D.
Vulcan Steam Forging: 5.8 TCR = 176% of Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vulcan Steam Forging safety composite
Vulcan Steam Forging scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−3.6
2017→2024
Vulcan Steam Forging injury rate improved
Vulcan Steam Forging's TCR fell 3.6 from 8.7 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 14.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.7 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=14.2 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=10.1 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 176% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Specialty Ring Produ…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Specialty Ring Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vulcan Steam Forging in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vulcan Steam Forging
5.8 TCR
- Specialty Ring
Specialty Ring Products
5.8 TCR
- Phoenix Hotfor
Phoenix Hotform
5.8 TCR
- 235 Tennyson S
235 Tennyson Street
5.8 TCR
- Shannon Precis
Shannon Precision Fastener Plant 1
5.8 TCR
What this shows Vulcan Steam Forging averages 5.8 TCR (176% of the Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Vulcan Steam Forging TCR series: 2017=8.7 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=14.2 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=10.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Vulcan Steam Forging falls in its industry
241 Steel forgings made from purch establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Steel forgings made from purch employers in New York.
Vulcan Steam Forging has fewer employees than the Steel forgings made from purchased steel median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · NY · Buffalo
241 Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | Specialty Ring Products | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Hotform | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 235 Tennyson Street | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shannon Precision Fastener Plant 1 | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Turek Farms Management Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Progressive Cattle LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ridgecrest Dairy | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Affinity Agriculture LLC | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vineland Plant | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux Falls 139 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mission Linen Supply Newark 4900 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brightmoor Hospice | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bountiful Acres | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ottawa Rubber Company | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PLANT | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ComServ Gateway Opportunities | 22 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.