Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing · Mississippi
Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)
Laurel, MS · ~2,141 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 2
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)'s OSHA Total Case Rate of 6.5 to the Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (198% of benchmark) across 9 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)'s yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) falls in its industry
154 Distribution transformers, ele establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 Distribution transformers, ele employers in Mississippi.
Trend analysis for Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)
Between 2016 and 2024, Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)'s Total Case Rate improved from 9.6 to 5.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 45% decrease across 8 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2024, at a TCR of 5.3, while 2016 saw the highest rate, at 9.6, a spread of 4.4 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 9 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 9 reporting years, Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) recorded 1,567 total injuries and illnesses and 2 fatalities. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 9-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 1,567 injuries, 80 illnesses, and 2 fatalities shown on this page for Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) are sourced from its own 9 years of 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)
What is the DART rate formula?
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) | 3.72 | 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 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Howard Industries Inc (Transformer)'s reported OSHA injury record versus its Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 198% of the Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing benchmark, Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.