Metals service centers · Kansas

Central Plains Steel

Wichita, KS · ~51 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
2.8
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Central Plains Steel runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.

Central Plains Steel: 2.8 TCR = 126% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Plains Steel safety composite

Central Plains Steel scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.77 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.3

2016→2024

Central Plains Steel injury rate improved

Central Plains Steel's TCR fell 2.3 from 2.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.3 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=4.5 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423510 · Wichita, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.8 · 126% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #8/14
  • PHOTO Corrosion Materials …
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~51 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Corrosion Materials - Baker (0.0 TCR gap)

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Central Plains Steel in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Central Plains Steel averages 2.8 TCR (126% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Central Plains Steel TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=4.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Central Plains Steel falls in its industry

1,299 Metals service centers establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 14 Metals service centers employers in Kansas.

Central Plains Steel (51 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Central Plains Steel
Central Plains Steel (51 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Central Plains Steel has more employees than the Metals service centers 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
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 4.5 2.2 2 0 0
2017 4.3 2.2 2 0 0
2016 2.3 2.3 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423510 · KS · Wichita

1,299 Metals service centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 841 employers in Wichita, KS · 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 Corrosion Materials - Baker 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR AMI METALS CA 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR BRANCH 25 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR 7681 - 3-HAMMOND 2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Cobalt Cattle Company LLC - Kismet 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wichita 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Electrical Contracting 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE SAMCO, Inc 51 FTE
CITY-NEAR Spirit Aerosystems 11,775 FTE
CITY-NEAR Textron Aviation - Mid Continent 4,359 FTE
CITY-NEAR Wesley Medical Center 2,657 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1855-KSWIC062 2,438 FTE
NAT-TCR 06021-06-06-FIFE 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR RP Constructors, LLC 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Philadelphia Pa - 073 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Red Oak Facility 2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Jeff MacTaggart Masonry, LLC 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE Custom Service Crane., Inc 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE 06065-06-06-FONTANA 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE Horsch LLC 51 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.