Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers · Texas
Houston Branch
Houston, TX · ~120 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Houston Branch runs at 120% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Houston Branch: 2.6 TCR = 120% of Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Houston Branch safety composite
Houston Branch scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
Houston Branch: 1.5 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2024
Houston Branch's TCR rose 3.1 from 1.5 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423710 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 2.6 · 120% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #26/58
- PHOTO Division 22
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Division 22 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Houston Branch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Division 22
Division 22
2.7 TCR
- Ababa Bolt El
Ababa Bolt El Cajon
2.7 TCR
- Wesco Aircraft
Wesco Aircraft - GS Savannah Site
2.7 TCR
- All Points
All Points
2.7 TCR
- This site
Houston Branch
2.6 TCR
What this shows Houston Branch averages 2.6 TCR (120% of the Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Houston Branch TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=5 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 2.2
Where Houston Branch falls in its industry
449 Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 58 Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, employers in Texas.
Houston Branch has more employees than the Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, sc median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423710 · TX · Houston
449 Fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Division 22 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ababa Bolt El Cajon | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wesco Aircraft - GS Savannah Site | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | All Points | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | San Saba Pecan, LP | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Savanna Drilling LLC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Livingston Branch | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fritcher Construction Services | 120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S06982 - WM of Milton FL | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | District 45 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UT - Comcast | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LSG Sky Chefs MCO | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DPR Construction - New Jersey | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Samtec Microelectronics | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S03783 - Phoenix Hauling - North | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omni Manor Health Care Center | 120 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.