Copper smelting and refining, primary · Texas

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery

Name: ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery Workplace Safety Data
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Amarillo, TX · ~48 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 9.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery runs at 278% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Copper smelting and refining, primary workplace, earning a grade F.

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery: 9.2 TCR = 278% of Copper smelting and refining, primary BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery safety composite

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).

20/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 9.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% of industry peers
DART rate: F 7.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% 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%).

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery held a steady TCR band

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery's TCR held near 0.2 from 9.3 in 2021 to 9.1 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=9.3 · 2022=9.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 331410 · Amarillo, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 278% of ind

DART 7.3 DART
RANK #4/4
PHOTO Catalyst Refiners, I…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 11 inj
SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Catalyst Refiners, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery averages 9.2 TCR (278% of the Copper smelting and refining, primary BLS benchmark).

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery TCR series: 2021=9.3 · 2022=9.1 · BLS 3.3

Where ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery falls in its industry

57 Copper smelting and refining, establishments

Safer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Copper smelting and refining, employers in Texas.

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery (48 employees, TCR 9.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 102 employees and a TCR of 3.6

ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery has fewer 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
2022	9.1	7.3	5	0	0
2021	9.3	4.6	6	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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Catalyst Refiners, Inc.	NITRO, WV	9.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ames Copper	SHELBY, NC	9.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	US Zinc Clarksville Plant	CLARKSVILLE, TN	9.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Metalor Technologies	NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA	9.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	SAN ANTONIO SOD FARM	POTEET	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SUPPORT SERVICES	KINGSVILLE	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WRANGLER FEED YARD	HEREFORD	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Kempenaar Dairy LLC	COMO	48 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Amarillo Plant	Amarillo	3,771 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BSA Hospital LLC	Amarillo	2,790 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2576-12071000-12071	Amarillo	1,839 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2576-30	Amarillo	1,492 FTE
NAT-TCR	Willimantic Fire Department	Willimantic, CT	9.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mahaney Steel	Wichita, KS	9.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	MCR Henderson Tenant LLC	Henderson, NV	9.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Fusion Furniture Plant 2	Ecru, MS	9.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	US - Branch Network : 0332	Greenville, SC	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Anderson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram - ACDJR, LLC	Grand Island, NE	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lightning Labels	Denver, CO	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mechanical Concepts LLC	Shreveport, LA	48 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: 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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