Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers · California
Central Plains Steel Co.
Los Angeles, CA · ~47 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Plains Steel Co. runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Central Plains Steel Co.: 3.4 TCR = 156% of Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Plains Steel Co. safety composite
Central Plains Steel Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.17 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.7
2019→2021
Central Plains Steel Co. injury rate improved
Central Plains Steel Co.'s TCR fell 3.7 from 5.8 in 2019 to 2.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Los Angeles, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 156% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #49/91
- PHOTO Steel Warehouse of O…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Steel Warehouse of Ohio (0.0 TCR gap)
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Central Plains Steel Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ellwood Specia
Ellwood Specialty Steel Company
3.5 TCR
- Tube Service -
Tube Service - Milpitas
3.5 TCR
- This site
Central Plains Steel Co.
3.4 TCR
- Steel Warehous
Steel Warehouse of Ohio
3.4 TCR
- E. Butler, PA
E. Butler, PA
3.4 TCR
What this shows Central Plains Steel Co. averages 3.4 TCR (156% of the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Central Plains Steel Co. TCR series: 2019=5.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=2.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Central Plains Steel Co. falls in its industry
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #49 safest of 91 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal employers in California.
Central Plains Steel Co. has more employees than the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · CA · Los Angeles
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 2,064 employers in Los Angeles, CA · 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 | Steel Warehouse of Ohio | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | E. Butler, PA | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ellwood Specialty Steel Company | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tube Service - Milpitas | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowles Farming Company,Inc. | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ruiz Farm Labor | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fresh Valley Harvesting, LLC. | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Timothy & Viguie C.S.V. | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | 50,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Los Angeles | 40,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LADWP | 11,717 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | 10,346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cadence Inc. Virginia | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jarrell | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle Transport Corporation - Charlotte | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | buybuy Baby Aurora | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ABC Metals | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Houston (IAH) | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Jacket Orchards | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inskeep Ford | 47 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.