Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · South Dakota
Broadway Welding Inc SD
Watertown, SD · ~34 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Broadway Welding Inc SD runs at 336% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Broadway Welding Inc SD: 11.1 TCR = 336% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Broadway Welding Inc SD safety composite
Broadway Welding Inc SD scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Broadway Welding Inc SD: 6.7 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 18.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Broadway Welding Inc SD's TCR rose 4.6 from 6.7 in 2021 to 11.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 18.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Watertown, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 336% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO US Duct, Archdale
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Duct, Archdale (0.1 TCR gap)
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Broadway Welding Inc SD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Prescor Inc.
Prescor Inc.
11.6 TCR
- Commercial Met
Commercial Metal Forming - California
11.6 TCR
- This site
Broadway Welding Inc SD
11.1 TCR
- US Duct, Archd
US Duct, Archdale
11 TCR
- General Techno
General Technologies, Inc.
10.9 TCR
What this shows Broadway Welding Inc SD averages 11.1 TCR (336% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Broadway Welding Inc SD TCR series: 2021=6.7 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=18.6 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Broadway Welding Inc SD falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in South Dakota.
Broadway Welding Inc SD has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18.6 | 11.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · SD · Watertown
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 80 employers in Watertown, SD · 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 | US Duct, Archdale | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Technologies, Inc. | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prescor Inc. | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commercial Metal Forming - California | 11.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeside Dairy, LLC - LDL230 | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid City Service Center | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MAC Construction Co., Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Sioux City | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System | 611 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare | 601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terex - Watertown | 598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1500 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tentcraft LLC | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilbert Plastic Services | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Keyes North Atlantic | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magic Laundry Services Inc | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nucor Skyline | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manfredi Cold Storage of Pedricktown | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spaulding Stone LLC | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J&A Warren Outlet | 34 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.