Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Georgia

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc.

Folkston, GA · ~35 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 45% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. safety composite

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).

C

59/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc.: 0.0 → 3.0 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.0 from 0.0 in 2023 to 3.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Folkston, GA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 45% of ind

  • DART 3.0 DART
  • RANK #11/51
  • PHOTO Valor Steel
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~35 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Valor Steel (0.0 TCR gap)

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ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (45% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3

Where ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 51 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Georgia.

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. (35 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc.
ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. (35 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

ESP Specialties & Fabrications, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 3.0 3.0 1 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · GA · Folkston

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 12 employers in Folkston, GA · 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 Valor Steel 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vigor Works, LLC - Clackamas 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bedford 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Machine & Welding of Danbury Walnut Cove 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE BALFOUR TIMBER COMPANY INC 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE GA340 Warm Springs Procurement Office 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE Plant McIntosh Steam 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE Newnan Operating - 285 Greenville St. Newnan 35 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4238-243 382 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4238-231 309 FTE
CITY-NEAR 231 951 - GEO EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE-FOLKSTON ICE PROCESSING CENTER 302 FTE
CITY-NEAR AJM Packaging - Folkston 211 FTE
NAT-TCR Hutchinson Service Center 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Colonie Ny Distribution Center 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Carter Lumber 70 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR CM3 Building Solutions 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Raptor Rooter & Plumbing 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE EZ Air Park 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE High Structural Erectors, LLC. 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Chimney Rock Winery 35 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.