Erecting structural steel · Alabama
Harpole Steel Buildings INC.
Birmingham, AL · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Harpole Steel Buildings INC. runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Erecting structural steel workplace, earning a grade F.
Harpole Steel Buildings INC.: 7.3 TCR = 260% of Erecting structural steel BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Harpole Steel Buildings INC. safety composite
Harpole Steel Buildings INC. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−6.6
2016→2017
Harpole Steel Buildings INC. injury rate improved
Harpole Steel Buildings INC.'s TCR fell 6.6 from 10.6 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.6 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.6 · 2017=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 260% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Flex Erect, LLC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Flex Erect, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Harpole Steel Buildings INC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Harpole Steel Buildings INC.
7.3 TCR
- Flex Erect, LL
Flex Erect, LLC
7.3 TCR
- Erectors - 01
Erectors - 01
7.3 TCR
- Bass Mechanica
Bass Mechanical
7.3 TCR
- Saugus Constru
Saugus Construction Corporation
7.3 TCR
What this shows Harpole Steel Buildings INC. averages 7.3 TCR (260% of the Erecting structural steel BLS benchmark).
Harpole Steel Buildings INC. TCR series: 2016=10.6 · 2017=4 · BLS 2.8
Where Harpole Steel Buildings INC. falls in its industry
705 Erecting structural steel establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Erecting structural steel employers in Alabama.
Harpole Steel Buildings INC. has fewer employees than the Erecting structural steel median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · AL · Birmingham
705 Erecting structural steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, AL · 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 | Flex Erect, LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Erectors - 01 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bass Mechanical | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saugus Construction Corporation | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PDSI | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkmont GP Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Albertville Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC Hartford | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USD | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLASSIC FOODS | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BIRMINGHAM PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0198 - North Austin, Tx | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salude - The Art of Rceovery | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Watertown (Sdwat) | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palmyra (Mopal) | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rai Mx Dca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0011 - Stockton, Ca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0006 - Hesperia, Ca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0005 - Bakersfield, CA | 30 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.