Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing · Colorado
Western Forge, Inc.
Colorado Springs, CO · ~220 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Forge, Inc. runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Western Forge, Inc.: 6.3 TCR = 190% of Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Forge, Inc. safety composite
Western Forge, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−4.7
2017→2020
Western Forge, Inc. injury rate improved
Western Forge, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.7 from 7.9 in 2017 to 3.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.9 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.9 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Colorado Springs, CO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 190% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Ames Center for Digi…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~220 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ames Center for Digital Commerce (ACDC) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Forge, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rock Island, I
Rock Island, IL
6.5 TCR
- Channellock In
Channellock Inc. Plant 2
6.4 TCR
- This site
Western Forge, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- Ames Center fo
Ames Center for Digital Commerce (ACDC)
6.3 TCR
- Jeffrey Machin
Jeffrey Machine
6 TCR
What this shows Western Forge, Inc. averages 6.3 TCR (190% of the Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Western Forge, Inc. TCR series: 2017=7.9 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Western Forge, Inc. falls in its industry
174 Soldering iron tips and tiplet establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Soldering iron tips and tiplet employers in Colorado.
Western Forge, Inc. has more employees than the Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · CO · Colorado Springs
174 Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 832 employers in Colorado Springs, 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 | Ames Center for Digital Commerce (ACDC) | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Channellock Inc. Plant 2 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jeffrey Machine | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rock Island, IL | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Boom Super Sonic | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corp Office Support | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Park Meadows 345 | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1.20E+08 | 220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Colorado Hospital Memorial Central | 3,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN4 | 2,948 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Penrose Hospital | 2,841 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL | 2,391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Safety Marking Inc. Rhode Island Shop | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vectren Corporation - Boonville/Rockport | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DW Zinser Company, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TBF Computing | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pennex Aluminum Company LLC. (Wellsville Operations) | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PVI Industries LLC | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meijer Store #272 | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nashville - VSHP | 220 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.