Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum) · Texas
Howmet - Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, TX · ~834 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howmet - Wichita Falls runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum) workplace, earning a grade A.
Howmet - Wichita Falls: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Howmet - Wichita Falls safety composite
Howmet - Wichita Falls scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Howmet - Wichita Falls injury rate improved
Howmet - Wichita Falls's TCR fell 0.5 from 0.7 in 2016 to 0.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.7 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Wichita Falls, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/4
- PHOTO Howmet Aerospace Whi…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~834 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Howmet Aerospace Whitehall Operations - Whitehall Casting Plant 10 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Howmet - Wichita Falls in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Howmet - Wichita Falls
0.6 TCR
- Howmet Aerospa
Howmet Aerospace Whitehall Operations - Whitehall Casting Plant 10
0.6 TCR
- Howmet - Dover
Howmet - Dover Casting
0.6 TCR
- Arconic Whiteh
Arconic Whitehall Operations- Whitehall Castings Plant 1 and 3
0.6 TCR
- Howmet - White
Howmet - Whitehall Casting Plant 10
0.6 TCR
What this shows Howmet - Wichita Falls averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum) BLS benchmark).
Howmet - Wichita Falls TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Howmet - Wichita Falls falls in its industry
124 Foundries (except die-casting) establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Foundries (except die-casting) employers in Texas.
Howmet - Wichita Falls has more employees than the Foundries (except die-casting), nonferro median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · TX · Wichita Falls
124 Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 159 employers in Wichita Falls, TX · 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 | Howmet Aerospace Whitehall Operations - Whitehall Casting Plant 10 | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howmet - Dover Casting | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arconic Whitehall Operations- Whitehall Castings Plant 1 and 3 | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howmet - Whitehall Casting Plant 10 | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wabtec Manufacturing Solutions TXL | 834 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VA REGIONAL OFFICE WACO | 834 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NM Plano TX | 835 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wood Group Houston Campus - Consulting | 835 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Regional Health Care System | 2,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wichita Home Health Service Inc | 536 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USM Store #517 (Market Street) | 463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USM Store #517 | 457 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln Campus | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 711 Stewart Ave | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IHG Army Hotels - Fort Riley (Candlewood Suites) | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Little Falls Site DE | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 2/3 | 834 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DePaul Medical Center | 834 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Powdr-Copper Mountain, LLC | 834 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CDS Life Transitions | 834 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.