Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Tennessee
Bristol Metals
Bristol, TN · ~194 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bristol Metals runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade D.
Bristol Metals: 5.6 TCR = 170% of Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bristol Metals safety composite
Bristol Metals scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−4.1
2016→2024
Bristol Metals injury rate improved
Bristol Metals's TCR fell 4.1 from 7.2 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · Bristol, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 170% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #5/10
- PHOTO ArcelorMittal Tubula…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 98 inj
- SIZE ~194 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC, Marion (0.1 TCR gap)
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Bristol Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PHOENIX TUBE
PHOENIX TUBE
5.7 TCR
- This site
Bristol Metals
5.6 TCR
- ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC, Marion
5.5 TCR
- SXP Tunica, MS
SXP Tunica, MS
5.5 TCR
- AmeriFab, Inc.
AmeriFab, Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows Bristol Metals averages 5.6 TCR (170% of the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
Bristol Metals TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=6 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Bristol Metals falls in its industry
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 10 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Tennessee.
Bristol Metals has more employees than the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · TN · Bristol
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 57 employers in Bristol, TN · 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 | ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC, Marion | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SXP Tunica, MS | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PHOENIX TUBE | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AmeriFab, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Empower Electric, LLC | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hood Container Corporation | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Interstate Packaging | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summertown Metals LLC | 194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bristol Regional Medical Center | 1,620 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ballad Health- Bristol Regional Medical Center | 1,155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 620 | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 620 | 291 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Capitol Builders Hardware | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth Minnesota | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chicago Central IL - Plant - 339 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thornton | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Care One at Wellington | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Careone at Oradell | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Care One at Newton | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation | 194 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.