Industry profile · NAICS 327120

Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing

Workplace injury rates across 317 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 307 establishments with a credible rate.

317
Employers
4.6
Avg TCR (rated)
3.3
BLS benchmark
4,732
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

Above average

4.6 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing ranks #261 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 307 rated employers in Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing average 4.6 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.4 times the BLS national benchmark of 3.3.

#261 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
4.6
avg TCR · rated subset
3.3
BLS national benchmark
307
rated employers

ITA inventory (317) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

Where Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

5 Around the middle lower TCR than 48% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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Source OSHA Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024) · 2026-08-25

Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing injury rate, 2016–2024

Industry-average TCR has fallen across this span (4.5 → 3.3) · NAICS 327120

33.544.55 201620172018201920202021202220232024 3.32
OSHA ITA employer_yearly, 2016-2024 · establishments with >=200,000 hours worked and a credible TCR each year (34 in the latest year shown)

What Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing ranks #261 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated establishments by rated-subset average Total Case Rate (same basis as the most-dangerous-industries ranking; higher TCR means more injuries). The Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing sector (NAICS 327120) encompasses 317 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 4,732 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.6 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 307 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 3.3 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 4.6 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Mica PlantMica, WAF21.4
Martinsburg Brick PlantMartinsburg, WVF20.6
A & M Refractories, Inc.New Boston, OHF20.5
Building Products Company LLCPhoenix, AZF20.1
Harmar PlantCheswick, PAF19.2
Alsey Refractories CompanyAlsey, ILF18.0
Snow Shoe Refractories, LLCClarence, PAF17.9
Advent Industries, LLCFrostburg, MDF16.3
Mercury MosaicsMinneapolis, MNF16.0
Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturer CompanyLincoln, NEF14.9
Refractory Service Corporation-East ChicagoEast Chicago, INF13.4
US Brick LLCColumbia, SCF13.3
Carolina CeramicsColumbia, SCF13.1
Stonepeak Ceramics, Inc.Crossville, TNF12.8
Mercury Mosaics MinneapolisMinneapolis, MNF12.6
Allied Mineral Products - ChehalisChehalis, WAF11.7
Mission Clay Products LLCCorona, CAF11.5
Rex Materials GroupSouth Hill, VAF11.3
Bigler plantBigler, PAF10.8
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company, Tri-State PlantJackson, MSF10.4
mcavoy brick 2019Phoenixville, PAF10.4
Fort Smith Brick PlantFort Smith, ARF10.2
Florida Tile National Distribution CenterLawrenceburg, KYF10.0
Cushwa PlantWilliamsport, MDF9.8
Resco ProductsTarentum, PAF9.8
Cloud CeramicsConcordia, KSF9.8
Christy Catalytics, LLCCrooksville, OHF9.5
TKG Industrial CeramicsAllentown, PAF9.5
Conneaut, OHConneaut, OHF9.5
Hebron Brick CompanyHebron, NDF9.5
USB Indiana, LLCMooresville, INF9.2
Refractory Service Corp.Hammond, INF9.1
Epro Tile dba JDF Tile Inc.Bloomville, OHF9.1
General Shale Cleveland CountyGrover, NCF8.9
UST, Inc Landmark CeramicsMt. Pleasant, TNF8.8
Fireclay TileAromas, CAF8.7
Rainbow IncClarksville, TNF8.7
General Shale RoanokeRoanoke, VAF8.7
KF PlantSouth Windsor, CTF8.6
Watsontown Brick CompanyWatsontown, PAF8.2
Florim USA, IncClarksville, TNF8.2
BNZ Materials IncZelienople, PAF8.1
Redfield plantRedfield, IAF8.0
Elgin Butler CompanyElgin, TXF7.9
Pine Hall Brick Co IncMadison, NCF7.8
Wheeler Tunnel PlantJonesboro, ARF7.8
Krosaki Magnesita RefractoriesYork, PAF7.7
Garland Manufacturing - MFG.Garland, TXF7.6
United Brick & TileAdel, IAF7.4
CCPI IncBlanchester, OHF7.4
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing?

Across 307 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing averages 4.6 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing compare with other industries nationally?

Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing ranks #261 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 48% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing?

317 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 307 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing?

This sector averages 4.6 against a BLS benchmark of 3.3 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing?

Across 307 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing averages 4.6 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing compare with other industries nationally?

Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing ranks #261 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 48% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing?

317 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 307 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.