Concrete forms, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Colorado
Gates & Sons
Denver, CO · ~92 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gates & Sons runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Concrete forms, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Gates & Sons: 9.2 TCR = 279% of Concrete forms, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gates & Sons safety composite
Gates & Sons scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Gates & Sons held a steady TCR band
Gates & Sons's TCR held near 0.2 from 8.2 in 2016 to 8.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 17.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.2 · 2017=17.5 · 2018=16.0 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=5.4 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=8.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Denver, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 279% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #18/19
- PHOTO Matco Tools - Jamest…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 69 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Matco Tools - Jamestown (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gates & Sons in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gates & Sons
9.2 TCR
- Matco Tools -
Matco Tools - Jamestown
9.2 TCR
- Lloyd Industri
Lloyd Industries, LLC
9.2 TCR
- Klauer Manufac
Klauer Manufacturing Company
9.2 TCR
- Pride Industri
Pride Industries Incorporated
9.2 TCR
What this shows Gates & Sons averages 9.2 TCR (279% of the Concrete forms, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gates & Sons TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2017=17.5 · 2018=16 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=5.4 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=8.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Gates & Sons falls in its industry
1,158 Concrete forms, sheet metal (e establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 19 Concrete forms, sheet metal (e employers in Colorado.
Gates & Sons has more employees than the Concrete forms, sheet metal (except stam median and a higher 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 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.5 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · CO · Denver
1,158 Concrete forms, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 1,757 employers in Denver, CO · 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 | Matco Tools - Jamestown | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lloyd Industries, LLC | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Klauer Manufacturing Company | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pride Industries Incorporated | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | La Salle Brigade Energy Services | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Richmond American Homes of Colorado | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R & A ENTERPRISES OF CARBONDALE COLORADO, INC | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BRANCH - CO - Denver | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN DEN | 9,832 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-DEN | 6,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN - Airport United Airlines Offices | 5,277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CO-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill Gandy Retail | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kit Carson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arlington | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Cliffs at Eagle Rock | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Headquarters | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McAda Drilling Fluids | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Olathe Medical Center | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Xavier University | 92 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.