Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · Texas
Austin Iron LLC
Austin, TX · ~38 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Austin Iron LLC runs at 514% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Austin Iron LLC: 14.4 TCR = 514% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Austin Iron LLC safety composite
Austin Iron LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Austin Iron LLC: 5.7 → 16.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 34.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
Austin Iron LLC's TCR rose 10.9 from 5.7 in 2017 to 16.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 34.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Austin, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.4 · 514% of ind
- DART 10.4 DART
- RANK #66/66
- PHOTO Palm Springs Welding…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Palm Springs Welding Inc (0.1 TCR gap)
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Austin Iron LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Superior Walls
Superior Walls Systems, LLC
14.5 TCR
- T-Plus Steel F
T-Plus Steel Fabricators, Inc.
14.5 TCR
- This site
Austin Iron LLC
14.4 TCR
- Palm Springs W
Palm Springs Welding Inc
14.3 TCR
- Rackley Compan
Rackley Company, INC.
14.3 TCR
What this shows Austin Iron LLC averages 14.4 TCR (514% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Austin Iron LLC TCR series: 2017=5.7 · 2019=3.7 · 2021=10 · 2022=15.6 · 2023=34.9 · 2024=16.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Austin Iron LLC falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #66 safest of 66 Structural steel erecting or i employers in Texas.
Austin Iron LLC has fewer employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 16.6 | 10.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34.9 | 17.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · TX · Austin
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,645 employers in Austin, 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 | Palm Springs Welding Inc | 14.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Walls Systems, LLC | 14.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rackley Company, INC. | 14.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T-Plus Steel Fabricators, Inc. | 14.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bovina Cattle Company | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PILGRIMS MT. PLEASANT BREEDER AND BROILER | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Agricultural- Danevang | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2362/3714-Lubbock, TX-R&D (Monsanto Co.) | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ensign Services | 11,325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas | 8,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-Loc: CORP LOC - US Austin | 6,911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - AST | 5,272 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | COD024 | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Milwaukee Pretzel Company | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1060 | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1040 | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ready Mixed Concrete Company Aurora | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NSE - Conway | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J. L. Raymaakers & Sons, Incorporated | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward's Concrete, Inc. | 38 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.