Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products · Georgia
Bekaert Rome (BKRO)
Rome, GA · ~147 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bekaert Rome (BKRO) runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products workplace, earning a grade D.
Bekaert Rome (BKRO): 5.8 TCR = 176% of Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bekaert Rome (BKRO) safety composite
Bekaert Rome (BKRO) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Bekaert Rome (BKRO): 2.1 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 11.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2024
Bekaert Rome (BKRO)'s TCR rose 2.8 from 2.1 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331222 · Rome, GA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 176% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Loos & Co Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 73 inj
- SIZE ~147 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Loos & Co Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bekaert Rome (BKRO) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- James Building
James Building A
6.1 TCR
- This site
Bekaert Rome (BKRO)
5.8 TCR
- Loos & Co Inc
Loos & Co Inc
5.8 TCR
- Gerdau- Beaumo
Gerdau- Beaumont Wire
5.6 TCR
- Mar-Mac Indust
Mar-Mac Industries, Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows Bekaert Rome (BKRO) averages 5.8 TCR (176% of the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products BLS benchmark).
Bekaert Rome (BKRO) TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=8.7 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=5 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=2.8 · 2023=7 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Bekaert Rome (BKRO) falls in its industry
163 Drawing iron or steel wire fro establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Drawing iron or steel wire fro employers in Georgia.
Bekaert Rome (BKRO) has more employees than the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchase median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331222 · GA · Rome
163 Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 147 employers in Rome, GA · 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 | Loos & Co Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gerdau- Beaumont Wire | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mar-Mac Industries, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | James Building A | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | VNG Virginia Beach Service Center | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Universal Electric Company | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Fraser Blackshear | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Fraser Fitzgerald | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ROME | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 3,290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Floyd Medical Center | 2,748 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Floyd Healthcare Management Inc | 2,741 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stockdale's Selmer | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blackhawk Moving & Storage | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boston Marriott Burlington | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jacksonville JAX | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Three Mile | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scot Forge - Clinton | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Global 4 | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fleetwood Group, Inc. | 147 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.