Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Texas
ELG Metals - Houston
Houston, TX · ~20 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ELG Metals - Houston runs at 321% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
ELG Metals - Houston: 7.1 TCR = 321% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ELG Metals - Houston safety composite
ELG Metals - Houston scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−2.7
2018→2024
ELG Metals - Houston injury rate improved
ELG Metals - Houston's TCR fell 2.7 from 9.1 in 2018 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.1 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=6.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 321% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #82/101
- PHOTO Bob's Metals Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bob's Metals Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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ELG Metals - Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
ELG Metals - Houston
7.1 TCR
- Bob's Metals I
Bob's Metals Inc.
7.1 TCR
- J. Solotken &
J. Solotken & Co., Inc.
7.1 TCR
- PnP Little Roc
PnP Little Rock
7.1 TCR
- Sadoff & Rudoy
Sadoff & Rudoy Industries, LLC
7.1 TCR
What this shows ELG Metals - Houston averages 7.1 TCR (321% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
ELG Metals - Houston TCR series: 2018=9.1 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=6 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 2.2
Where ELG Metals - Houston falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #82 safest of 101 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Texas.
ELG Metals - Houston has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · TX · Houston
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) 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 | Bob's Metals Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J. Solotken & Co., Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PnP Little Rock | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sadoff & Rudoy Industries, LLC | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Gold Farms TXP | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CANNONADE SOD FARM | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmers Cooperative Society #1 | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Slaton Coop Gin | 20 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 | Rouses Market #72 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 2 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walker Sales Branch | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1027 - Van Buren | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Schneiderman's Furniture - Woodbury | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Adventure Park at Storrs | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 000006-Knoxville Tn | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCoy Construction & Forestry - Grand Rapids | 20 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.