Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary · Texas

BASF Caldwell-TX

Name: BASF Caldwell-TX Workplace Safety Data
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Caldwell, TX · ~56 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.0
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

BASF Caldwell-TX runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary workplace, earning a grade D.

BASF Caldwell-TX: 5.0 TCR = 151% of Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

BASF Caldwell-TX safety composite

BASF Caldwell-TX scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.97 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.84 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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

BASF Caldwell-TX: 4.3 → 5.7 TCR

Peak year 2022 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.57× in 2022

BASF Caldwell-TX's TCR rose 1.4 from 4.3 in 2021 to 5.7 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 331492 · Caldwell, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 151% of ind

DART 2.8 DART
RANK #11/13
PHOTO Exide Technologies
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~56 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Exide Technologies (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows BASF Caldwell-TX averages 5.0 TCR (151% of the Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS benchmark).

BASF Caldwell-TX TCR series: 2021=4.3 · 2022=5.7 · BLS 3.3

Where BASF Caldwell-TX falls in its industry

132 Smelting and refining of nonfe establishments

Safer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 13 Smelting and refining of nonfe employers in Texas.

BASF Caldwell-TX (56 employees, TCR 5.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 3.7

BASF Caldwell-TX has fewer employees than the Smelting and refining of nonferrous meta median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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	5.7	2.8	4	0	0
2021	4.3	4.3	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

331492 · TX · Caldwell

132 Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 21 employers in Caldwell, 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	Exide Technologies	MUNCIE, IN	5.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Resources Recycling Management LLC	FAIRLESS HILLS, PA	4.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Waelz Sustainable Products, LLC	LOGANSPORT, IN	5.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Steel Dust Recycling LLC	MILLPORT, AL	4.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Native Texas Nursery	AUSTIN	56 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Dalhart Cattle Feeders	DALHART	56 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Oasis Gin, Inc	SEMINOLE	56 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Comyn GP Shelling Plant	DE LEON	56 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Evers and Sons Inc.	Caldwell	419 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Non-Ferrous Extrusions	Caldwell	132 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 567	Caldwell	98 FTE
CITY-NEAR	567	Caldwell	88 FTE
NAT-TCR	PHS - SummerWood of Plymouth	Plymouth, MN	5.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bed Bath and Beyond Route 46	Totowa, NJ	5.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Laser Tech	Riverside, CA	5.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Quality Beverage LLC Columbia SC	Columbia, SC	5.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Kearny Nj Depot	Kearny, NJ	56 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Miller's Merry Manor - Syracuse	Syracuse, IN	56 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Dept. of Commerce, Community & Econmic Development (3)	Anchorage, AK	56 FTE
NAT-SIZE	6458-ZEMP	Emporia, VA	56 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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