Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers · Washington
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek
Spokane, WA · ~112 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek: 3.1 TCR = 142% of Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek safety composite
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek: 3.0 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.47× in 2024
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek's TCR rose 0.6 from 3.0 in 2019 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Spokane, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.1 · 142% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #7/32
- PHOTO Livingston Pipe & Tu…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~112 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Livingston Pipe & Tube, Inc. (West) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek
3.1 TCR
- Livingston Pip
Livingston Pipe & Tube, Inc. (West)
3.1 TCR
- Phoenix Metals
Phoenix Metals Company Location #115
3.1 TCR
- Joseph T Ryers
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc
3.1 TCR
- Three D Metals
Three D Metals, Inc. Birmingham
3.1 TCR
What this shows Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek averages 3.1 TCR (142% of the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek TCR series: 2019=3 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=4 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek falls in its industry
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, in establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 32 Metal products (e.g., bars, in employers in Washington.
Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek has more employees than the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plat median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · WA · Spokane
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 551 employers in Spokane, WA · 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 | Livingston Pipe & Tube, Inc. (West) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Metals Company Location #115 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Three D Metals, Inc. Birmingham | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakehaven Water & Sewer District | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornerstone General Contractors | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Faber Construction | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington Commercial Painters - Redmond | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000345 | 6,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA642 SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER-SPOKANE HR | 5,062 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - GEG1 | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Spokane | 2,451 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Belmont Village Green Hills | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jewish Home and Care Center | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harlan Medical Center | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt (Converting Division Roanoke), LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont Village Hollywood | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lor-Mar Mechanical | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran Retirement | 112 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.