Steel merchant wholesalers · Alabama
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc
Tuscaloosa, AL · ~26 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc runs at 585% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Steel merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc: 12.9 TCR = 585% of Steel merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc safety composite
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
−15.1
2021→2024
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc injury rate improved
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc's TCR fell 15.1 from 22.8 in 2021 to 7.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 22.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=22.8 · 2022=13.2 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=7.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Tuscaloosa, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.9 · 585% of ind
- DART 7.8 DART
- RANK #41/44
- PHOTO Colonial Metal Produ…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Colonial Metal Products, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Cain Steel & Supply, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Liberty Steel
Liberty Steel Products of Hubbard, LLC.
13 TCR
- This site
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc
12.9 TCR
- Colonial Metal
Colonial Metal Products, Inc.
12.8 TCR
- Heidtman Steel
Heidtman Steel Products Inc.-East Chicago
12.8 TCR
- O'Brien Steel
O'Brien Steel Service - Meta Tec
12.8 TCR
What this shows Cain Steel & Supply, Inc averages 12.9 TCR (585% of the Steel merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc TCR series: 2021=22.8 · 2022=13.2 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=7.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Cain Steel & Supply, Inc falls in its industry
1,299 Steel merchant wholesalers establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 44 Steel merchant wholesalers employers in Alabama.
Cain Steel & Supply, Inc has fewer employees than the Steel 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 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22.8 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · AL · Tuscaloosa
1,299 Steel merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 151 employers in Tuscaloosa, AL · 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 | Colonial Metal Products, Inc. | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heidtman Steel Products Inc.-East Chicago | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Liberty Steel Products of Hubbard, LLC. | 13.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | O'Brien Steel Service - Meta Tec | 12.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services Robertsdale | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mar-Jac Poultry AL, LLC Hatchery | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashland Breeder and Broiler Dept | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sand Mountain Hatchery | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phifer Kauloosa | 1,419 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BFG3 Tuscaloosa Facility | 1,340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McAbee Construction Inc | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tuscaloosa Processing | 526 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Riverside Health and Rehabilitation | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Family Care Network, PLLC - Laboratory Services | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westbury Senior living | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Traditions Health and Rehabilitation | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plamondon Hospitality Partners | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KSE SPORTSMAN MEDIA INC - Peoria, IL | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunke Manufacturing LLC | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roy Rogers Ranson | 26 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.