General-line scrap merchant wholesalers · Nebraska
Columbus Metals Industries
Columbus, NE · ~21 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbus Metals Industries runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General-line scrap merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Columbus Metals Industries: 4.3 TCR = 195% of General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbus Metals Industries safety composite
Columbus Metals Industries scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Columbus Metals Industries: 4.2 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.07× in 2023
Columbus Metals Industries's TCR rose 0.4 from 4.2 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Columbus, NE ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 195% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Louisiana Scrap Meta…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbus Metals Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbus Metals Industries
4.3 TCR
- Louisiana Scra
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Regency Techno
Regency Technologies - Chicago
4.3 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron and Metal - Rockford
4.3 TCR
- ERI Plainfield
ERI Plainfield, IN
4.3 TCR
What this shows Columbus Metals Industries averages 4.3 TCR (195% of the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Columbus Metals Industries TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=4 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=4.6 · BLS 2.2
Where Columbus Metals Industries falls in its industry
1,126 General-line scrap merchant wh establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 General-line scrap merchant wh employers in Nebraska.
Columbus Metals Industries has fewer employees than the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NE · Columbus
1,126 General-line scrap merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 91 employers in Columbus, NE · 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 | Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Regency Technologies - Chicago | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron and Metal - Rockford | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Plainfield, IN | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | McClymont Feedyard | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCW | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PC West | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt. Echo | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BD Columbus West | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BD Pharmaceutical Systems | 971 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbus Community Hospital | 833 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BD Columbus East | 762 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CED - Greentech (PC8018) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jacksonville Beach Courtyard | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Davis Schueller, Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ozarks Electric Cooperative-Stilwell | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kwik Fill M304/304 | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Key Construction Texas LLC | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carolina Sunrock North Raleigh Distribution Center | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Childers Oil Contracting | 21 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.