Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Texas
Bludau Fabrication
Hallettsville, TX · ~49 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bludau Fabrication runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Bludau Fabrication: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bludau Fabrication safety composite
Bludau Fabrication scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
−4.5
2017→2024
Bludau Fabrication injury rate improved
Bludau Fabrication's TCR fell 4.5 from 8.0 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Hallettsville, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #54/182
- PHOTO Nucor Harris Rebar N…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nucor Harris Rebar Northeast LLC (Pawtucket Facility) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bludau Fabrication in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bludau Fabrication
1.9 TCR
- Nucor Harris R
Nucor Harris Rebar Northeast LLC (Pawtucket Facility)
1.9 TCR
- Millar Partner
Millar Partners LLC
1.9 TCR
- Fiedeldey Stee
Fiedeldey Steel
1.9 TCR
- Burgess Steel
Burgess Steel - 200 West Forest Avenue
1.9 TCR
What this shows Bludau Fabrication averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bludau Fabrication TCR series: 2017=8 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Bludau Fabrication falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #54 safest of 182 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Texas.
Bludau Fabrication has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · TX · Hallettsville
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 8 employers in Hallettsville, 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 | Nucor Harris Rebar Northeast LLC (Pawtucket Facility) | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Millar Partners LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fiedeldey Steel | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Burgess Steel - 200 West Forest Avenue | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WOLF CREEK FEED YARD | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Friona Feedyard | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spandet Dairy Friona | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vist Grande Dairy | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1067 | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1067 | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stevens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Hallettsville | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hallettsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 82 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | santa fe machine works inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creative Plastic Concepts | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wicked Weed Brewing - Funk House | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saracen Casino Resort | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Beecher Fire Protection District | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mack Trucks RVO | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reagents Holdings, LLC Parrott Drive | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | State of Indiana DCS - Grant County | 49 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.