Commercial building construction general contractors · Washington

Apex Steel, Inc.

Name: Apex Steel, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Kirkland, WA · ~155 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.8
Avg TCR: 2.9
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Apex Steel, Inc. runs at 236% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Commercial building construction general contractors workplace, earning a grade F.

Apex Steel, Inc.: 6.8 TCR = 236% of Commercial building construction general contractors BLS 2.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Apex Steel, Inc. safety composite

Apex Steel, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).

22/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.84 per 100 workers

Safer than 13% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 11% 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

−1.9

2022→2023

Apex Steel, Inc. injury rate improved

Apex Steel, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.9 from 7.8 in 2022 to 5.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=7.8 · 2023=5.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 236220 · Kirkland, WA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 236% of ind

DART 4.6 DART
RANK #98/127
PHOTO FORJAK Industrial
BOOK 2y book
INJ 22 inj
SIZE ~155 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: FORJAK Industrial (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.8
FORJAK Industr

6.8
Servco Builder

6.8
Septagon Const

6.8
Main Office

6.8

What this shows Apex Steel, Inc. averages 6.8 TCR (236% of the Commercial building construction general contractors BLS benchmark).

Apex Steel, Inc. TCR series: 2022=7.8 · 2023=5.9 · BLS 2.9

Where Apex Steel, Inc. falls in its industry

4,692 Commercial building constructi establishments

Safer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #98 safest of 127 Commercial building constructi employers in Washington.

Apex Steel, Inc. (155 employees, TCR 6.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 2.3

Apex Steel, Inc. has more employees than the Commercial building construction general median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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
2023	5.9	4.6	9	0	0
2022	7.8	6.0	13	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

236220 · WA · Kirkland

4,692 Commercial building construction general contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 110 employers in Kirkland, WA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	FORJAK Industrial	CIRCLEVILLE, OH	6.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Servco Builders	IRVINE, CA	6.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Septagon Construction Company, Incorporated-Sedalia	SEDALIA, MO	6.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Main Office	BLUFFTON, IN	6.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Rader Farms, Inc. - Farm side	LYNDEN	155 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Evergreen Refrigeration	SEATTLE	155 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Seattle	SUMNER	155 FTE
STATE-SIZE	070-Seattle	REDMOND	155 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Evergreen Hospital Medical Center	Kirkland	4,778 FTE
CITY-NEAR	EvergreenHealth	Kirkland	4,731 FTE
CITY-NEAR	City of Kirkland	Kirkland	778 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Kenworth Truck Company - Yarrow Bay	Kirkland	766 FTE
NAT-TCR	Akron Steel Treating Company	Akron, OH	6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Village Fresh Market	Carpentersville, IL	6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Grass Farm Garden Accents, William Y Gil Inc.	Girloy, CA	6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Njavl - Mail Innovations Rpf 23 - Avenel Nj	Avenel, NJ	6.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Onalaska Care Center	Onalaska, WI	155 FTE
NAT-SIZE	New South Access & Environmental Solutions	Madison, MS	155 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Johnson Thermal Systems	Caldwell, ID	155 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Four Seasons Living Center	Sedalia, MO	155 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: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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