manufacturer of strings and filaments · Colorado

Western Filament Inc

Grand Junction, CO · ~90 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Western Filament Inc runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical manufacturer of strings and filaments workplace, earning a grade B.

Western Filament Inc: 2.5 TCR = 75% of manufacturer of strings and filaments BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Western Filament Inc safety composite

Western Filament Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 58% of industry peers

DART rate
C 1.07 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% 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

−0.7

2020→2021

Western Filament Inc injury rate improved

Western Filament Inc's TCR fell 0.7 from 2.8 in 2020 to 2.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=2.8 · 2021=2.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 313220 · Grand Junction, CO AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind

  • DART 1.1 DART
  • RANK P58
  • PHOTO BRP
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~90 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: BRP (0.0 TCR gap)

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Western Filament Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Western Filament Inc averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the manufacturer of strings and filaments BLS benchmark).

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

Western Filament Inc TCR series: 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Western Filament Inc falls in its industry

45 manufacturer of strings and fi establishments

Safer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Western Filament Inc (90 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 138 employees and a TCR of 2.8 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 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Western Filament Inc
Western Filament Inc (90 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 138 employees and a TCR of 2.8

Western Filament Inc has fewer employees than the manufacturer of strings and filaments median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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
2021 2.1 1.1 2 0 0
2020 2.8 2.8 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

313220 · CO · Grand Junction

45 manufacturer of strings and filaments employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 233 employers in Grand Junction, CO · 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 BRP 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ancra Group : Kinedyne-Alabama 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Hanesbrands Inc. 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sole Choice, Inc 2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Talbott's Mountain Gold LLLP 90 FTE
STATE-SIZE LaPlata Electric Assn. Inc. 90 FTE
STATE-SIZE 7102102 FPL Thunder Wolf Energy Center 90 FTE
STATE-SIZE Colorado Asphalt Services LLC 90 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. Mary's Hospital 2,336 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center 2,043 FTE
CITY-NEAR Community Hospital 1,062 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hilltop Health Services Corporation- 609 27 1/2 Road 641 FTE
NAT-TCR Meijer 247 Great Lakes Limited Partnership 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR TL Service, Inc. 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Strongwell_Chatfield 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR SFO 2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Watertown Wi 90 FTE
NAT-SIZE Trilogy Home Healthcare-Estero 90 FTE
NAT-SIZE Yates Bleachery Company 90 FTE
NAT-SIZE VCM - Morley 90 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: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.