Copper secondary smelting and alloying · Virginia
Howell Metals dba Precision Tube
New Market, VA · ~123 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howell Metals dba Precision Tube runs at 262% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Copper secondary smelting and alloying workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 14
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Howell Metals dba Precision Tube's OSHA Total Case Rate of 8.7 to the Copper secondary smelting and alloying BLS benchmark of 3.3 (262% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Howell Metals dba Precision Tube's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Howell Metals dba Precision Tube falls in its industry
206 Copper secondary smelting and establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 14 injuries, 3 illnesses shown on this page for Howell Metals dba Precision Tube are sourced from its own 2 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 331420 - Copper secondary smelting and alloying.
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.
3 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 4,144 hours worked = 144.79 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Howell Metals dba Precision Tube (this establishment) | 8.65 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Aircraft and automotive wire or cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 331420 |
| Virginia state avg (all industries) | 4.16 | 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 Howell Metals dba Precision Tube 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: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 12 reportable incidents · 9 injuries, 3 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 | 241.3 | 144.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Howell Metals dba Precision Tube's reported OSHA injury record versus its Copper secondary smelting and alloying peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 262% of the Copper secondary smelting and alloying benchmark, Howell Metals dba Precision Tube reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Copper secondary smelting and alloying 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.