Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Oregon
Far West Metals
Tualatin, OR · ~22 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Far West Metals runs at 304% 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.
Far West Metals: 6.7 TCR = 304% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Far West Metals safety composite
Far West Metals scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Far West Metals: 8.2 → 11.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.77× in 2024
Far West Metals's TCR rose 3.6 from 8.2 in 2022 to 11.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Tualatin, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 304% of ind
- DART 11.9 DART
- RANK #11/18
- PHOTO Yaffe Iron & Metal C…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Yaffe Iron & Metal Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Far West Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Far West Metals
6.7 TCR
- Yaffe Iron & M
Yaffe Iron & Metal Co., Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Tri-State Iron
Tri-State Iron and Metal Company
6.7 TCR
- FPT Lonyo, LLC
FPT Lonyo, LLC
6.7 TCR
- Mero Metals No
Mero Metals Northwest Inc
6.7 TCR
What this shows Far West Metals averages 6.7 TCR (304% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Far West Metals TCR series: 2022=8.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=11.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Far West Metals falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 18 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Oregon.
Far West Metals 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 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · OR · Tualatin
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 154 employers in Tualatin, OR · 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 | Yaffe Iron & Metal Co., Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tri-State Iron and Metal Company | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FPT Lonyo, LLC | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mero Metals Northwest Inc | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hammelmans Floral, LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Means Nursery Inc (River Road) | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HASTINGS BULB GROWERS, INC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ekstrom & Schmidt Nursery, LLC | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lam Research Corp. Tualatin Campus | 2,668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 300 | 1,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6994-PL300 | 1,111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6994-MP | 1,111 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone RV Company - Plant 7 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Bridge at Ooltewah | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LivInn Hotels - Fridley (LIH-FRI) | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Designed Stairs Inc | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gingway Products Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Services RSH, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Iron Horse Excavating, Inc | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical Associates Galena | 22 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.