Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Texas
Bratton Steel
Dallas, TX · ~45 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bratton Steel runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Bratton Steel: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bratton Steel safety composite
Bratton Steel scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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%).
Bratton Steel held a steady TCR band
Bratton Steel's TCR held near 0.3 from 4.2 in 2017 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.2 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Dallas, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #128/182
- PHOTO W&W/AFCO Steel Van B…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bratton Steel in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bratton Steel
4.8 TCR
- W&W/AFCO Steel
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren
4.8 TCR
- Joel Hewatt Co
Joel Hewatt Co., Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Western States
Western States Metal Roofing
4.8 TCR
- Qualico Miscel
Qualico Miscellaneous, Inc. (QMI)
4.8 TCR
What this shows Bratton Steel averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bratton Steel TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=4 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Bratton Steel falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #128 safest of 182 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Texas.
Bratton Steel has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin 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 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · TX · Dallas
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 2,187 employers in Dallas, 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 | W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Joel Hewatt Co., Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western States Metal Roofing | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Qualico Miscellaneous, Inc. (QMI) | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Coronado Feeders | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FireBird Energy LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Admiral Permian Resources | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cougar Completion Services LP | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AECOM DCS (US Operations) | 15,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rexel USA, Inc | 8,356 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1 CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER OF DALLAS | 6,147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HDQ - Headquarters | 5,764 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kenyon Plastering of California, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Shop | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MGM National Harbor | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Perram Electric, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridgeport Price Cutter | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alpine | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Star Roofing | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Shore Controls, Inc. | 45 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.