Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe · Texas
Independent Pipe Services LLC
Houston, TX · ~47 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Independent Pipe Services LLC runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe workplace, earning a grade F.
Independent Pipe Services LLC: 9.5 TCR = 288% of Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Independent Pipe Services LLC safety composite
Independent Pipe Services LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Independent Pipe Services LLC: 10.7 → 13.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 13.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Independent Pipe Services LLC's TCR rose 2.7 from 10.7 in 2021 to 13.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332996 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 288% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #70/73
- PHOTO Hycom Inc
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hycom Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Independent Pipe Services LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Gheen Irrigati
Gheen Irrigation Willagillespie
9.7 TCR
- Special Metals
Special Metals : Enid
9.6 TCR
- This site
Independent Pipe Services LLC
9.5 TCR
- Hycom Inc
Hycom Inc
9.5 TCR
- Gheen Irrigati
Gheen Irrigation Airport
9.3 TCR
What this shows Independent Pipe Services LLC averages 9.5 TCR (288% of the Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe BLS benchmark).
Independent Pipe Services LLC TCR series: 2021=10.7 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=13.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Independent Pipe Services LLC falls in its industry
337 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bendin establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 73 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bendin employers in Texas.
Independent Pipe Services LLC has fewer employees than the Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332996 · TX · Houston
337 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, 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 | Hycom Inc | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Special Metals : Enid | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gheen Irrigation Willagillespie | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gheen Irrigation Airport | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Blackstone Dilworth | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hartley Feeders | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Handley Station | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Pearsall Energy Center | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Northwood | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Hartford | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miller's Merry Manor | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | California Grand Casino | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ridgefield Supply Company | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pti 5 | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Detector Electronics Corporation (Louisiana Ave.) | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eventstar Structures Corp | 47 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.