Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants · Virginia
Howell Metal Company
New Market, VA · ~167 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howell Metal Company runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Howell Metal Company: 6.0 TCR = 181% of Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Howell Metal Company safety composite
Howell Metal Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Howell Metal Company: 4.6 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2017
Howell Metal Company's TCR rose 2.7 from 4.6 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · New Market, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 181% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK P26
- PHOTO The Federal Metal Co.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~167 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Federal Metal Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Howell Metal Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Howell Metal Company
6 TCR
- The Federal Me
The Federal Metal Co.
6 TCR
- Cambridge-Lee
Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC Reading Facility
6 TCR
- Cambridge Lee
Cambridge Lee Industries - Reading
5.9 TCR
- Rubadue Wire C
Rubadue Wire Co., Inc.
5.9 TCR
What this shows Howell Metal Company averages 6.0 TCR (181% of the Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
Howell Metal Company TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Howell Metal Company falls in its industry
198 Tubing, copper and copper allo establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Howell Metal Company has more employees than the Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made fr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · VA · New Market
198 Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 5 employers in New Market, VA · 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 | The Federal Metal Co. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cambridge Lee Industries - Reading | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC Reading Facility | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rubadue Wire Co., Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BIRDSONG PEANUTS SUFFOLK | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RCD Electrical Services | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stemmle Plumbing Repair, Inc. | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C215 Roanoke PC | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Care Center of New Market | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howell Metals | 156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howell Metals dba Precision Tube | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Market | 84 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | N and R of Nevada LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0027 3472 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Huntington (Wvhun) | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lynnfield (Malyn) | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pandrol | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant 6485 | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grid Solutions : GA - ANA- Anasco, PR, USA | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florence Center (Scflo) | 167 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.