Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing · Texas
Gachman Metals
Fort Worth, TX · ~42 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Gachman Metals runs at 119% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Gachman Metals: 3.9 TCR = 119% of Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gachman Metals safety composite
Gachman Metals scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 0% 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
−4.5
2016→2024
Gachman Metals injury rate improved
Gachman Metals's TCR fell 4.5 from 7.0 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=4.5 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333999 · Fort Worth, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 119% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #12/14
- PHOTO Koch Separation Solu…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Koch Separation Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gachman Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gachman Metals
3.9 TCR
- Koch Separatio
Koch Separation Solutions
3.9 TCR
- The Defcon For
The Defcon Force LLC
3.9 TCR
- Viking Corp Ha
Viking Corp Hastings
3.9 TCR
- FLSmidth East
FLSmidth East Coast Operation Fraziers Bottom
3.9 TCR
What this shows Gachman Metals averages 3.9 TCR (119% of the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gachman Metals TCR series: 2016=7 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=4 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=4.5 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Gachman Metals falls in its industry
242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 14 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, employers in Texas.
Gachman Metals has fewer employees than the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap met median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333999 · TX · Fort Worth
242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,346 employers in Fort Worth, 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 | Koch Separation Solutions | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Defcon Force LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viking Corp Hastings | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FLSmidth East Coast Operation Fraziers Bottom | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters Southeast | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Littlefield Feedyard | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TEXAS BEEF PRODUCERS | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3-H Dairy LLC | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation US TX Fort Worth Lockheed Blvd (1093) | 16,547 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Fort Worth Campus (1093) | 13,805 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cook Children's Medical Center | 4,998 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TX- Fort Worth | 4,667 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big River United Energy, LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owens & Minor Raleigh | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Utility Constructors | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ong Er Tul Met Ws Sc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Haig Press, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paulo - Nashville | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advantage Food & Beverage Main Office | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springfield - 35 Heywood Street | 42 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.