Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Kansas
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc
Herington, KS · ~24 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc: 8.3 TCR = 252% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc safety composite
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−8.7
2017→2024
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc injury rate improved
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc's TCR fell 8.7 from 13.4 in 2017 to 4.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Herington, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 252% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #12/15
- PHOTO Plant 1- Lake Air
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plant 1- Lake Air (0.0 TCR gap)
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Custom Metal Fabricators Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- TrueNorth Stee
TrueNorth Steel
8.4 TCR
- This site
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc
8.3 TCR
- Plant 1- Lake
Plant 1- Lake Air
8.3 TCR
- MAXSTEEL BUILD
MAXSTEEL BUILDINGS MURFREESBORO
8.3 TCR
- MSM Sheet Meta
MSM Sheet Metal & Steel Fabrication, Inc.
8.3 TCR
What this shows Custom Metal Fabricators Inc averages 8.3 TCR (252% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc TCR series: 2017=13.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Custom Metal Fabricators Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 15 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Kansas.
Custom Metal Fabricators Inc has fewer employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · KS · Herington
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 6 employers in Herington, 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 | Plant 1- Lake Air | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MAXSTEEL BUILDINGS MURFREESBORO | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MSM Sheet Metal & Steel Fabrication, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TrueNorth Steel | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Satanta Farms North #1 | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Knight Feedlot Inc. | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crop Service Center Inc | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ag Connection Sales, Inc | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US Stone Industries | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Herington Hospital, Inc | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Herington Municipal Hospital | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HERINGTON FACILITY | 45 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BBC Fasteners, LLC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cabay - Bay Center | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BBN Label and screen | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stone Lodge | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kight Home Center 498 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carter Lumber 58 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida Civil Inc | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Square Stamping Mfg | 24 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.