Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Mississippi
Columbus Scrap Material
Columbus, MS · ~42 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbus Scrap Material runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Columbus Scrap Material: 4.7 TCR = 214% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbus Scrap Material safety composite
Columbus Scrap Material scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.15 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%).
Rising injury rate
Columbus Scrap Material: 2.1 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 7.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2020
Columbus Scrap Material's TCR rose 5.7 from 2.1 in 2018 to 7.7 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Columbus, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.7 · 214% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #7/10
- PHOTO Joe W. Morgan, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joe W. Morgan, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbus Scrap Material in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbus Scrap Material
4.7 TCR
- Joe W. Morgan,
Joe W. Morgan, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- SSI Tacoma
SSI Tacoma
4.7 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Socorro
4.7 TCR
- Norman W Pasch
Norman W Paschall Co., Inc
4.7 TCR
What this shows Columbus Scrap Material averages 4.7 TCR (214% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Columbus Scrap Material TCR series: 2018=2.1 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=7.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Columbus Scrap Material falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 10 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Mississippi.
Columbus Scrap Material has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · MS · Columbus
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 104 employers in Columbus, MS · 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 | Joe W. Morgan, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SSI Tacoma | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Socorro | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Norman W Paschall Co., Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant Ratcliffe | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pine Belt Service Center | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coahoma Electric Power Association - Tunica | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coahoma Electric Power Association - Coahoma | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Columbus | 905 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - FR Columbus | 753 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paccar Engine Company | 627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bracken Construction Company, Inc. | 376 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wicks Roofing Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PA - Amazon (Carlisle) | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DGS Aviation Services : BNA - Nashville | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Van Wert Contract Packaging | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ALP Steel Corp. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WFS_WPB | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3500 W Moore Ave M Santa Ana CA 92704 | 42 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.