Floor posts, adjustable metal, manufacturing · Kansas
HME, Inc.
Topeka, KS · ~336 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
HME, Inc. runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Floor posts, adjustable metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
HME, Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Floor posts, adjustable metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
HME, Inc. safety composite
HME, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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%).
Rising injury rate
HME, Inc.: 2.0 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.56× in 2024
HME, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.5 from 2.0 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #11/22
- PHOTO Wilbur L. Anderson, …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 118 inj
- SIZE ~336 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wilbur L. Anderson, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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HME, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
HME, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Wilbur L. Ande
Wilbur L. Anderson, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Steele Solutio
Steele Solutions Inc - Milwaukee
4.6 TCR
- Harris Rebar N
Harris Rebar Nufab - Milton Florida
4.6 TCR
- G&G Steel, Inc
G&G Steel, Inc. - Mississippi Works
4.6 TCR
What this shows HME, Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Floor posts, adjustable metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
HME, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=5 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 3.3
Where HME, Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Floor posts, adjustable metal, establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 22 Floor posts, adjustable metal, employers in Kansas.
HME, Inc. has more employees than the Floor posts, adjustable metal, manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · KS · Topeka
1,491 Floor posts, adjustable metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, KS · 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 | Wilbur L. Anderson, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steele Solutions Inc - Milwaukee | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harris Rebar Nufab - Milton Florida | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G&G Steel, Inc. - Mississippi Works | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 794 | 336 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt Regional Medical Center | 336 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 43 | 335 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | XKC | 335 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stormont Vail Health - Hospital | 2,589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Tire Rubber Company | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Topeka | 1,499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus | 1,417 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Southwest Irrigation, Corp | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Galman Group | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WINDSOR | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Medina Electric LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 16 | 336 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | US Foods Greensburg | 336 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marc Glassman Inc 98CW | 336 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Supply Chain Terre Haute IN | 336 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.