Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Virginia

Colonial Welding

Name: Colonial Welding Workplace Safety Data
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Norfolk, VA · ~21 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 9.7
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Colonial Welding runs at 294% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Colonial Welding: 9.7 TCR = 294% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Colonial Welding safety composite

Colonial Welding scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).

26/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 9.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 15% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% 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

−0.6

2023→2024

Colonial Welding injury rate improved

Colonial Welding's TCR fell 0.6 from 10.0 in 2023 to 9.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=10.0 · 2024=9.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Norfolk, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.7 · 294% of ind

DART 4.7 DART
RANK #39/41
PHOTO FEC Heliports
BOOK 2y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: FEC Heliports (0.0 TCR gap)

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9.7
FEC Heliports

9.7
ENGINEERED BUI

9.7
Lacay Fabricat

9.7
Gayle Manufact

9.7

What this shows Colonial Welding averages 9.7 TCR (294% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Colonial Welding TCR series: 2023=10 · 2024=9.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Colonial Welding falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 41 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Virginia.

Colonial Welding (21 employees, TCR 9.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Colonial Welding has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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	9.4	4.7	2	0	0
2023	10.0	10.0	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · VA · Norfolk

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 473 employers in Norfolk, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	FEC Heliports	CHESAPEAKE, VA	9.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ENGINEERED BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.	BLOOMFIELD, CT	9.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lacay Fabrication & Mfg. Inc.	ELKHART, IN	9.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Gayle Manufacturing Company - Nampa, ID	NAMPA, ID	9.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Broadway Hatchery	BROADWAY	21 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Norton 580 Hawthorne Drive, Norton, VA 24273	NORTON	21 FTE
STATE-SIZE	EMISSIONS MONITORING SUPPORT CENTER	CHESTER	21 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mecklenburg Electric Gretna	GRETNA	21 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Sentara Norfolk General Hospital	Norfolk	4,863 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau	Norfolk	3,707 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The Atlantic Group dba DZ Atlantic	Norfolk	3,248 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Norfolk State University	Norfolk	2,981 FTE
NAT-TCR	JK2 Scenic, LLC.	Apopka, FL	9.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Azsaf - Safford	Safford, AZ	9.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Njmto - Mount Olive	Mount Olive, NJ	9.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Highland Roofing Company	Louisville, KY	9.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Priority Mechanical Contrators LLC	Laurel, MD	21 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Encore at Mahtomedi	Mahtomedi, MN	21 FTE
NAT-SIZE	NFI Interactive Logistics LLC-6958 W 60TH ST	Chicago, IL	21 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Woodbury Supply Company Inc - Dayville	Dayville, CT	21 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, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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