Industrial Launderers · Texas
538 - Mercedes
Mercedes, TX · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
538 - Mercedes runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial Launderers workplace, earning a grade D.
538 - Mercedes: 3.2 TCR = 152% of Industrial Launderers BLS 2.1 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
538 - Mercedes safety composite
538 - Mercedes scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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%).
Rising injury rate
538 - Mercedes: 0.0 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2024
538 - Mercedes's TCR rose 3.5 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 812332 · Mercedes, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 152% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #40/73
- PHOTO TAYLOR MI - 150
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TAYLOR MI - 150 (0.0 TCR gap)
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538 - Mercedes in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
538 - Mercedes
3.2 TCR
- TAYLOR MI - 15
TAYLOR MI - 150
3.2 TCR
- A-1 Service, I
A-1 Service, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- 4021-A635
4021-A635
3.2 TCR
- 818 w spring
818 w spring
3.2 TCR
What this shows 538 - Mercedes averages 3.2 TCR (152% of the Industrial Launderers BLS benchmark).
538 - Mercedes TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=6.1 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 2.1
Where 538 - Mercedes falls in its industry
917 Industrial Launderers establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 73 Industrial Launderers employers in Texas.
538 - Mercedes has fewer employees than the Industrial Launderers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
812332 · TX · Mercedes
917 Industrial Launderers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 15 employers in Mercedes, TX · 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 | TAYLOR MI - 150 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A-1 Service, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4021-A635 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 818 w spring | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SAN ANTONIO SOD FARM | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SUPPORT SERVICES | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WRANGLER FEED YARD | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kempenaar Dairy LLC | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercedes Office | 153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harlingen TX FXFE-HRL | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercedes Location | 122 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mid Valley Nursing and Rehabilitaiton | 98 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Optical Greensboro | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Centerra Co-op, Volant | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ewing Irrigation Products, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Green Bay WI FXFE-GRB | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 529 - Columbus, in | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 455 - Milwaukee Fas | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 445 - Tucson | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 024d - Fas Seattle Wa | 48 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.