Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · New York
Brakewell Steel Inc.
Chester, NY · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Brakewell Steel Inc. runs at 227% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Brakewell Steel Inc.: 7.5 TCR = 227% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brakewell Steel Inc. safety composite
Brakewell Steel Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−5.6
2016→2024
Brakewell Steel Inc. injury rate improved
Brakewell Steel Inc.'s TCR fell 5.6 from 8.3 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.3 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=13.1 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Chester, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 227% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #37/46
- PHOTO Lockport Steel Fabri…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Brakewell Steel Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Brakewell Steel Inc.
7.5 TCR
- Lockport Steel
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC
7.5 TCR
- METAL-WELD SPE
METAL-WELD SPECIALTIES, INC
7.5 TCR
- Parker Welding
Parker Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
7.5 TCR
- BWJ Metalworks
BWJ Metalworks, LLC
7.5 TCR
What this shows Brakewell Steel Inc. averages 7.5 TCR (227% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Brakewell Steel Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.3 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=13.1 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Brakewell Steel Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 46 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in New York.
Brakewell Steel Inc. has fewer employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher 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 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · NY · Chester
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 26 employers in Chester, NY · 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 | Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | METAL-WELD SPECIALTIES, INC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parker Welding & Fabrication, Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BWJ Metalworks, LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spruce Haven Farm, LLC | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aurora-Oakwood Dairy, LLC | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eldred Brothers / Main Farm | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hanehan Family Dairy, LLC | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amscan | 571 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CS Wholesale Grocers : Chester, NY (PDC) | 570 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ShopRite of Chester Plaza | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CoachUSA | 216 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ralph J. Stolle Countryside YMCA | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SERINDIANAPOLISIN | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crest Foods Store 9 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgewater Farm Supply Co., Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JRayl Transport, Inc | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gerlachs Garden & Power Equipment- Garden Center Division | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt (Target Container), Inc. Austell, GA | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zausner Foods Corp | 38 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.