Cleaning and descaling metals and metal products for the trade · Texas

KTI Austin

Name: KTI Austin Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Austin, TX · ~137 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.1
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

KTI Austin runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cleaning and descaling metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.

KTI Austin: 4.1 TCR = 123% of Cleaning and descaling metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

KTI Austin safety composite

KTI Austin scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.07 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.31 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%).

TCR Δ

−5.5

2016→2017

KTI Austin injury rate improved

KTI Austin's TCR fell 5.5 from 6.8 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.8 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.8 · 2017=1.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332813 · Austin, TX ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 123% of ind

DART 1.3 DART
RANK #29/43
PHOTO Valley Plating, Inc.
BOOK 2y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~137 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Valley Plating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.1
Valley Plating

4.1
American Quali

4.1
Valex Corp

4.1
Chrome Deposit

4.1

What this shows KTI Austin averages 4.1 TCR (123% of the Cleaning and descaling metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).

KTI Austin TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2017=1.3 · BLS 3.3

Where KTI Austin falls in its industry

585 Cleaning and descaling metals establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 43 Cleaning and descaling metals employers in Texas.

KTI Austin (137 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0

KTI Austin has more employees than the Cleaning and descaling metals and metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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	1.3	1.3	2	0	0
2016	6.8	6.8	5	4	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332813 · TX · Austin

585 Cleaning and descaling metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,645 employers in Austin, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Valley Plating, Inc.	SPRINGFIELD, MA	4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	American Quality Stripping, Inc.	SANDUSKY, OH	4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Valex Corp	VENTURA, CA	4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Chrome Deposit Corporation - Akron Division	AKRON, OH	4.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	DON KRUEGER CONSTRUCTION CO.	VICTORIA	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	RL Siteworx, Inc.	LA PORTE	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Samuel EPC	ABILENE	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lone StarPaving Company - San Antonio	AUSTIN	137 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ensign Services	Austin	11,325 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas	Austin	8,621 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6017-Loc: CORP LOC - US Austin	Austin	6,911 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - AST	Austin	5,272 FTE
NAT-TCR	Ryerson- Plymouth	Plymouth, MN	4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	21st Century Concrete Construction	Cleveland, OH	4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	NA-US-MA-Fall River-Commerce Drive	Fall River, MA	4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Home Care Infusion Pharmacy	Depew, NY	4.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Amec Foster Wheeler North America Corp	Clinton, NJ	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	N and R of Lebanon North LLC	Lebanon, MO	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	280 Sandston PC	Henrico, VA	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Legends - Saratoga Performing Arts	Saratoga Springs, NY	137 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.