Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)
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LAUREL, MS | Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing
~2,141 avg employees | 9 years of OSHA data
Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) has an average TCR of 6.5, which is 198% of the industry average (3.3) for Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing. This is worse than average.
Safety Insights for Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)
Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) operates an establishment with approximately 2,141 full-time equivalent workers in LAUREL, MS, classified under the Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing industry (NAICS 335311). Across 9 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 1,567 recordable injuries, 80 occupational illnesses, and 2 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 6.5 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the D letter grade (Poor Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing, Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)'s workforce experiences 198% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 9 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 2, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)'s own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 335311 — Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
122 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 7,051,852 hours worked = 3.46 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) (this establishment) | 6.53 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 9-year avg |
| Power transformers, electric, manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 335311 |
| Mississippi state avg (all industries) | 6.61 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 186 reportable incidents · 173 injuries, 13 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 169 reportable incidents · 162 injuries, 6 illnesses, 1 fatality — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 146 reportable incidents · 137 injuries, 9 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 131 reportable incidents · 125 injuries, 6 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 203 reportable incidents · 197 injuries, 6 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 223 reportable incidents · 206 injuries, 16 illnesses, 1 fatality — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 203 reportable incidents · 194 injuries, 9 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 154 reportable incidents · 152 injuries, 2 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 234 reportable incidents · 221 injuries, 13 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 173 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 162 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 137 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 125 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 197 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 206 | 16 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 194 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 152 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 221 | 13 | 0 |
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