Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade · Texas
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation
Houston, TX · ~55 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation runs at 100% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation: 3.3 TCR = 100% of Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation safety composite
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% 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 3.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−1.2
2016→2024
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation injury rate improved
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation's TCR fell 1.2 from 3.0 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.0 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=2.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 100% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #9/16
- PHOTO Solar Atmospheres Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Solar Atmospheres Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Good Earth Too
Good Earth Tools
3.4 TCR
- This site
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation
3.3 TCR
- Solar Atmosphe
Solar Atmospheres Inc.
3.3 TCR
- Bluewater Ther
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Saint Mary's
3.3 TCR
- Metal Improvem
Metal Improvement Company- Vernon
3.3 TCR
What this shows Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation averages 3.3 TCR (100% of the Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=2.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation falls in its industry
248 Heat treating metals and metal establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 16 Heat treating metals and metal employers in Texas.
Lone Star Heat Treating Corporation has more employees than the Heat treating metals and metal products median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · TX · Houston
248 Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade 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 | Solar Atmospheres Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Saint Mary's | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Improvement Company- Vernon | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Good Earth Tools | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CHAMPION FEEDERS | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SANTA GERTRUDIS | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SWISHER COUNTY CATTLE COMPANY | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harwood Complex | 55 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 | EHC Industries, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ceres Tampa | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 169 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Calvary Industries Pineville | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US Chemical Storage | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Broadleaf Contracting | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hancock County Hospital | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Target Building Construction, Inc. | 55 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.