Copper smelting and refining, primary · Texas
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery
Amarillo, TX · ~234 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Copper smelting and refining, primary workplace, earning a grade D.
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery: 4.3 TCR = 130% of Copper smelting and refining, primary BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery safety composite
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
Rising injury rate
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery: 2.3 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.31× in 2020
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery's TCR rose 3.3 from 2.3 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331410 · Amarillo, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 130% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Phelps Dodge Refinin…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~234 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation (0.1 TCR gap)
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ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Strohecker Inc
Strohecker Incorporated
4.4 TCR
- This site
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery
4.3 TCR
- Phelps Dodge R
Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation
4.2 TCR
- SCM Metal Prod
SCM Metal Products
4.2 TCR
- Howmet Aerospa
Howmet Aerospace - Canton MPD
3.8 TCR
What this shows ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery averages 4.3 TCR (130% of the Copper smelting and refining, primary BLS benchmark).
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=5.6 · BLS 3.3
Where ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery falls in its industry
57 Copper smelting and refining, establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Copper smelting and refining, employers in Texas.
ASARCO-Amarillo Copper Refinery has more employees than the Copper smelting and refining, primary 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 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331410 · TX · Amarillo
57 Copper smelting and refining, primary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 351 employers in Amarillo, 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 | Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Strohecker Incorporated | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SCM Metal Products | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howmet Aerospace - Canton MPD | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Baker Triangle Austin | 234 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mine Service Inc. | 234 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0313 - Int. Doors-Garland | 234 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | O'Neil Digital Solutions - Plano | 234 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amarillo Plant | 3,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BSA Hospital LLC | 2,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-12071000-12071 | 1,839 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-30 | 1,492 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | All-Star-Waterbury | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triumph Composite Systems | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arizona Polymer Flooring | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABQ Remarketing - 34RK | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MKB Construction Inc. | 234 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Business Aviation : Springfield (SPI) | 234 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Patterson Logistics Services 1 | 234 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harper - Lake Mary | 234 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.