Plating metals and metal products for the trade · Texas

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing

Name: Hi-Tech Metal Finishing Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Denton, TX · ~102 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 7.5
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing runs at 227% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing: 7.5 TCR = 227% of Plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing safety composite

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).

36/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% 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%).

TCR Δ

−7.0

2016→2021

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing injury rate improved

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing's TCR fell 7.0 from 9.0 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=9.0 · 2017=11.5 · 2018=9.4 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=2.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332813 · Denton, TX ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 227% of ind

DART 2.0 DART
RANK #36/43
PHOTO LCOA - Laminating Co…
BOOK 6y book
INJ 43 inj
SIZE ~102 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LCOA - Laminating Company of Amercia (0.0 TCR gap)

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7.5
South Holland

7.4

What this shows Hi-Tech Metal Finishing averages 7.5 TCR (227% of the Plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing TCR series: 2016=9 · 2017=11.5 · 2018=9.4 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=2 · BLS 3.3

Where Hi-Tech Metal Finishing falls in its industry

585 Plating metals and metal produ establishments

Safer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 43 Plating metals and metal produ employers in Texas.

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing (102 employees, TCR 7.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing has more employees than the Plating metals and metal products for th median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2021	2.0	2.0	2	0
2020	3.7	2.8	3	1
2019	9.3	6.8	11	0
2018	9.4	4.3	10	1
2017	11.5	4.1	7	7
2016	9.0	5.4	10	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332813 · TX · Denton

585 Plating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 211 employers in Denton, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	LCOA - Laminating Company of Amercia	LAKE FOREST, CA	7.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	South Georgia Anodizing LLC	DOUGLAS, GA	7.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pentagon Technologies	PORTLAND, OR	7.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	South Holland Metal Finishing Company Inc	MONEE, IL	7.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Tier 1 Completions Solutions	HOUSTON	102 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Midland Yard	MIDLAND	102 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Denver City	DENVER CITY	102 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CenterPoint Energy - Baytown Service Center	BAYTOWN	102 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Peterbilt Paccar	Denton	2,843 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Peterbilt Motors Company	Denton	2,095 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Texas Health Denton	Denton	1,091 FTE
CITY-NEAR	060 Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton	Denton	1,040 FTE
NAT-TCR	Dutchmen Plant 845	Syracuse, IN	7.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Metal-Weld Specialties, Inc	Phoenix, AZ	7.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	381695-Cle-Strongsville Br	Strongsville, OH	7.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	ABC Millwork - Shakopee	Shakopee, MN	7.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Paslin - Hoover	Warren, MI	102 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mar Cor Purification - Manufacturing MN	Minneapolis, MN	102 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Eastland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	Columbus, OH	102 FTE
NAT-SIZE	DEMA Engineering Co.	St. Louis, MO	102 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.