Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers · Texas
Eastern Metal Supply Houston
Houston, TX · ~82 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Eastern Metal Supply Houston runs at 193% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Eastern Metal Supply Houston: 4.2 TCR = 193% of Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Eastern Metal Supply Houston safety composite
Eastern Metal Supply Houston scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−4.7
2021→2024
Eastern Metal Supply Houston injury rate improved
Eastern Metal Supply Houston's TCR fell 4.7 from 6.7 in 2021 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=6.7 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 193% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #86/119
- PHOTO Ryerson - Greensboro
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ryerson - Greensboro (0.0 TCR gap)
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Eastern Metal Supply Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Terr Tech Serv
Terr Tech Services Ft. Morgan
4.3 TCR
- O'Neal Steel,
O'Neal Steel, LLC Birmingham
4.3 TCR
- This site
Eastern Metal Supply Houston
4.2 TCR
- Ryerson - Gree
Ryerson - Greensboro
4.2 TCR
- Miami Valley S
Miami Valley Steel Services
4.2 TCR
What this shows Eastern Metal Supply Houston averages 4.2 TCR (193% of the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Eastern Metal Supply Houston TCR series: 2021=6.7 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.2
Where Eastern Metal Supply Houston falls in its industry
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, in establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #86 safest of 119 Metal products (e.g., bars, in employers in Texas.
Eastern Metal Supply Houston has more employees than the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plat median and a higher 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · TX · Houston
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Ryerson - Greensboro | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miami Valley Steel Services | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terr Tech Services Ft. Morgan | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | O'Neal Steel, LLC Birmingham | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MORTELLARO'S NURSERY LTD SCHERTZ, TX | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland 11700 Onyx Dr, Midland, TX 79706 | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maverick Well Pluggers | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rocker A Well Service, Inc. | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | A&A Grocery Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LAZ Parking Nevada, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | District Office | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Plastics | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 5049 - Nashville | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Integrity Maintenance Solutions | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5850 - Rocky Hill | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oakmont of Concord | 82 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.