Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing · Mississippi

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi)

Laurel, MS · ~532 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
8.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) runs at 263% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi): 8.7 TCR = 263% of Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) safety composite

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).

F

22/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 8.68 per 100 workers

Safer than 6% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% 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

−6.8

2016→2024

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) injury rate improved

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi)'s TCR fell 6.8 from 11.2 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=11.2 · 2017=13.3 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=4.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 335311 · Laurel, MS ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 263% of ind

  • DART 3.5 DART
  • RANK #8/9
  • PHOTO COMPTEC INC
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 503 inj
  • SIZE ~532 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: COMPTEC INC (0.3 TCR gap)

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Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) averages 8.7 TCR (263% of the Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) TCR series: 2016=11.2 · 2017=13.3 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) falls in its industry

141 Distribution transformers, ele establishments

Safer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 Distribution transformers, ele employers in Mississippi.

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) (532 employees, TCR 8.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 2.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,0002,500 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Howard Industries Inc (Delphi)
Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) (532 employees, TCR 8.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Howard Industries Inc (Delphi) has more employees than the Distribution transformers, electric, man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 4.5 3.5 27 0 0
2023 4.6 1.8 27 2 0
2022 7.7 4.4 47 0 0
2021 8.1 5.4 45 1 0
2020 7.8 5.6 56 0 0
2019 8.2 6.8 66 0 0
2018 12.7 10.0 86 2 0
2017 13.3 11.1 85 0 0
2016 11.2 10.0 64 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

335311 · MS · Laurel

141 Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 78 employers in Laurel, MS · 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 COMPTEC INC 8.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Amran Instrument Transformers 8.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR DSW 9.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Delta Star INC 8.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Baxter Healthcare Cleveland MS 529 FTE
STATE-SIZE LaZBoy 535 FTE
STATE-SIZE Big M Transportation, Inc. 537 FTE
STATE-SIZE M1 Support Services Columbus AFB, MS 526 FTE
CITY-NEAR Laurel 9,165 FTE
CITY-NEAR Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) 2,141 FTE
CITY-NEAR West Quality Food Service, Inc 1,567 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amick Farms, LLC MS Processing Plant 841 FTE
NAT-TCR Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. 8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Zeeland Headquarters 8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Grand Traverse Construction LLC 8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR San Clemente Headquarters 8.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE MAIN 532 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mexican Original Portland Plnt 532 FTE
NAT-SIZE Samaritan Hospital (DBA Samaritan Healthcare) 532 FTE
NAT-SIZE Viera Hospital 532 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.