Machine shops · Texas
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc.
San Antonio, TX · ~29 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade B.
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc.: 2.3 TCR = 68% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. safety composite
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc.: 0.0 → 8.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.89× in 2024
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc.'s TCR rose 8.5 from 0.0 in 2018 to 8.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · San Antonio, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 68% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #55/108
- PHOTO The Lincoln Electric…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Lincoln Electric Company - Macomb (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc.
2.3 TCR
- The Lincoln El
The Lincoln Electric Company - Macomb
2.3 TCR
- Jet Machine Ma
Jet Machine Machine Works, Inc.
2.3 TCR
- IMR - Hayden
IMR - Hayden
2.3 TCR
- Dynamic Machin
Dynamic Machining x Manufacturing, LLC
2.3 TCR
What this shows Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. averages 2.3 TCR (68% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 108 Machine shops employers in Texas.
Gates Machine & Fabrication Inc. has fewer employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · TX · San Antonio
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 2,207 employers in San Antonio, 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 | The Lincoln Electric Company - Macomb | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jet Machine Machine Works, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IMR - Hayden | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dynamic Machining x Manufacturing, LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cobalt Cattle Company LLC - Hereford | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pepper Dairy | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SROOC Holding LLC | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G&G Logging, LLC | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bexar County Hospital District | 8,703 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legend Oaks Health & Rehabilitation West San Antonio | 6,953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISS Facility Services Inc. | 6,177 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buena Vida of San Antonio | 5,262 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gardan - Hortonville | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KS Salina | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 08-Savannah | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Everport Terminal Services, Inc. at | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunnymere, Inc | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CL Industries | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VC - 2150 N Victoria Ave, O | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kage Innovation | 29 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.