Fences and gates (except wire), metal, manufacturing · Maryland
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC
Walkersville, MD · ~31 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC runs at 117% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fences and gates (except wire), metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC: 3.9 TCR = 117% of Fences and gates (except wire), metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC safety composite
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC: 0.0 → 6.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.13× in 2024
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC's TCR rose 6.6 from 0.0 in 2020 to 6.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332323 · Walkersville, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 117% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO Ryan Iron Works, Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ryan Iron Works, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hercules Custom Iron, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC
3.9 TCR
- Ryan Iron Work
Ryan Iron Works, Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Miner Grating
Miner Grating Systems
3.9 TCR
- Intermark Stee
Intermark Steel, LLC
3.9 TCR
- Linel a Diviso
Linel a Divison of Mestek
3.8 TCR
What this shows Hercules Custom Iron, LLC averages 3.9 TCR (117% of the Fences and gates (except wire), metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Hercules Custom Iron, LLC falls in its industry
309 Fences and gates (except wire) establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Fences and gates (except wire) employers in Maryland.
Hercules Custom Iron, LLC has fewer employees than the Fences and gates (except wire), metal, m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332323 · MD · Walkersville
309 Fences and gates (except wire), metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 6 employers in Walkersville, MD · 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 | Ryan Iron Works, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miner Grating Systems | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Linel a Divison of Mestek | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Intermark Steel, LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eichberg Construction, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manekin Construction, LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J C PORTER CONSTRUCTION | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S.A. Comunale - District of Columbia | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lonza Walkersville | 540 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Miscellaneous Metals, Inc. | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0035-0035-00128 FAC-00128-WALKERSVILLE-MD | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5472-NAI-0035-0035-00128 | 73 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NFI Interactive Logistics LLC-4330 20th Street | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Herndon Support Center | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wegmans Ocean Township 009 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Paul Martin Tile Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 469-NiSource-Northwood OH-Toledo East Mod | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph of the Pines Pine Knoll Villas | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Celes King III Swimming Pool | 31 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.