Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Indiana
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware
East Chicago, IN · ~81 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware: 4.6 TCR = 140% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware safety composite
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−1.8
2023→2024
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware injury rate improved
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware's TCR fell 1.8 from 5.5 in 2023 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.5 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · East Chicago, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 140% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #20/35
- PHOTO Walt Dittmer & Sons,…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Walt Dittmer & Sons, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware
4.6 TCR
- Walt Dittmer &
Walt Dittmer & Sons, Inc
4.6 TCR
- Volunteer Meta
Volunteer Metal Systems, LLC
4.6 TCR
- Metalex - Sout
Metalex - South
4.6 TCR
- Innovative Met
Innovative Metal Industries, Inc
4.6 TCR
What this shows Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware averages 4.6 TCR (140% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware TCR series: 2023=5.5 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 35 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Indiana.
Ware Industries d.b.a. Marino Ware has more employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · IN · East Chicago
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, 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 | Walt Dittmer & Sons, Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Volunteer Metal Systems, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metalex - South | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Innovative Metal Industries, Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jenacre Egg Farm | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newton County Egg Farm | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alva Electric Inc | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bradford Marine | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landcare Logic | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nebraska | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Muscatine | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dayton History | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Alexandria | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magic Plastics | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dyno Nobel | 81 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.