Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Texas
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc.
Freeport, TX · ~122 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. runs at 17% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc.: 0.6 TCR = 17% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. safety composite
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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%).
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.3 from 0.9 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.9 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Freeport, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 17% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #5/50
- PHOTO Lynn Welding Co., Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~122 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lynn Welding Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc.
0.6 TCR
- Lynn Welding C
Lynn Welding Co., Inc.
0.6 TCR
- TOM-CIN METALS
TOM-CIN METALS INC
0.6 TCR
- CDL Electric -
CDL Electric - Plate Work Manufacturing
0.6 TCR
- Central Mainte
Central Maintenance and Welding
0.5 TCR
What this shows Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. averages 0.6 TCR (17% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2017=0 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 50 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Texas.
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. has more employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a lower 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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · TX · Freeport
449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 103 employers in Freeport, 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 | Lynn Welding Co., Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TOM-CIN METALS INC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CDL Electric - Plate Work Manufacturing | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Maintenance and Welding | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Iron Horse Tools, Inc. | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | San Benito SC | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lubbock Operations Center-119 | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amarillo Technical Center-122 | 122 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Freeport, Texas | 4,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dow Texas Operations | 3,977 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Cube Freeport Operations | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chemical Manufacturing | 933 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Avoca, LLC - NC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US MI Holland 11768 James St | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pippin Wholesale Company | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. - Columbus | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 22-Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mesa Fully Formed, LLC - Mesa | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wildeck | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Signature Company | 122 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.