Transformers, electric power, manufacturing · Mississippi
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman)
Quitman, MS · ~56 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Transformers, electric power, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman): 6.3 TCR = 192% of Transformers, electric power, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) safety composite
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
−0.6
2023→2024
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) injury rate improved
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman)'s TCR fell 0.6 from 6.7 in 2023 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=6.7 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335311 · Quitman, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 192% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Neeltran, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Neeltran, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Howard Industr
Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)
6.5 TCR
- Neeltran, Inc.
Neeltran, Inc.
6.4 TCR
- This site
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman)
6.3 TCR
- Niagara Power
Niagara Power Transformer Corp
6.1 TCR
- MK Magnetics,
MK Magnetics, Inc.
6.1 TCR
What this shows Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) averages 6.3 TCR (192% of the Transformers, electric power, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) TCR series: 2023=6.7 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.3
Where Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) falls in its industry
141 Transformers, electric power, establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Transformers, electric power, employers in Mississippi.
Howard Industries Inc. (Quitman) has fewer employees than the Transformers, electric power, manufactur 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 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335311 · MS · Quitman
141 Transformers, electric power, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 9 employers in Quitman, 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 | Neeltran, Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niagara Power Transformer Corp | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MK Magnetics, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackson Network | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Key Constructors, LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Robinson Electric Company, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Moses Electric, Inc. - Gulfport | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dart Container Quitman | 202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeside Health and Rehabilitation Center | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Quitman Pellets, LLC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Port Orange | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Climb Concrete | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Careone at Ridgewood Avenue | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Danbury Millersburg | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S.J. Distributors LLC-Sacramento Warehouse | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Sharp Coronado Hospital Hskp | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IHS Ballard Nursing Center Inc | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ella S.A. Contracting, L.P. | 56 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.