Metals service centers · Indiana
Berlin Metals
Hammond, IN · ~58 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Berlin Metals runs at 244% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade F.
Berlin Metals: 5.4 TCR = 244% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Berlin Metals safety composite
Berlin Metals scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.5
2019→2024
Berlin Metals injury rate improved
Berlin Metals's TCR fell 1.5 from 3.4 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.4 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=8.8 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Hammond, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.4 · 244% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #57/75
- PHOTO AMI Metals WA
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AMI Metals WA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Berlin Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Berlin Metals
5.4 TCR
- AMI Metals WA
AMI Metals WA
5.4 TCR
- Blue Springs M
Blue Springs Metals
5.4 TCR
- Earle M. Jorge
Earle M. Jorgensen Company Cincinnati
5.4 TCR
- 02 - Madison
02 - Madison
5.4 TCR
What this shows Berlin Metals averages 5.4 TCR (244% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
Berlin Metals TCR series: 2019=3.4 · 2020=4 · 2021=8.8 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Berlin Metals falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #57 safest of 75 Metals service centers employers in Indiana.
Berlin Metals has more employees than the Metals service centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IN · Hammond
1,299 Metals service centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 136 employers in Hammond, IN · 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 | AMI Metals WA | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blue Springs Metals | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Earle M. Jorgensen Company Cincinnati | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 02 - Madison | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Indiana American Water - Greenwood | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Outside Plant | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Hoosier Company, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Service Electric Of Allen County, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HORSESHOE HAMMOND | 1,312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lear Corporation - Hammond | 920 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Franciscan Health Hammond | 535 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2818 | 419 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rich Coast Corporation | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lenox | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jagemann Stamping Co | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6054 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Techstar Molding | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wyoming 10173 | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ft Worth 10419 | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omaha 10421 | 58 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.