Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers · Mississippi
Blue Springs Metals
Blue Springs, MS · ~80 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Springs Metals runs at 245% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Blue Springs Metals: 5.4 TCR = 245% of Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Springs Metals safety composite
Blue Springs Metals scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−1.3
2017→2024
Blue Springs Metals injury rate improved
Blue Springs Metals's TCR fell 1.3 from 5.4 in 2017 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.4 · 2018=13.4 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Blue Springs, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.4 · 245% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO AMI Metals WA
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AMI Metals WA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue Springs Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blue Springs Metals
5.4 TCR
- AMI Metals WA
AMI Metals WA
5.4 TCR
- Earle M. Jorge
Earle M. Jorgensen Company Cincinnati
5.4 TCR
- 02 - Madison
02 - Madison
5.4 TCR
- Berlin Metals
Berlin Metals
5.4 TCR
What this shows Blue Springs Metals averages 5.4 TCR (245% of the Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Blue Springs Metals TCR series: 2017=5.4 · 2018=13.4 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=3 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=3 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Blue Springs Metals falls in its industry
1,299 Ferrous metals merchant wholes establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Ferrous metals merchant wholes employers in Mississippi.
Blue Springs Metals has more employees than the Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers 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 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · MS · Blue Springs
1,299 Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 8 employers in Blue Springs, MS · 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 | Earle M. Jorgensen Company Cincinnati | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 02 - Madison | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berlin Metals | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant Watson | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dixie Electric Power Association, Laurel | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scott and Sons Construction and Mechanical Services Inc. | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peco Farms Bay Springs | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Toyota Motor Mfg. Mississippi | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Diversity Vuteq, LLC | 201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hero Logistics - Mississippi Plant | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Toyota-VSI | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tracy | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mira Loma Vehicle Delivery Operations | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn Chelsea | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DS Products | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tri Pointe Homes Colorado | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charlotte,NC - 231 | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kalamazoo Mi | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walterboro,SC - 211 | 80 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.