Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Texas
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd.
Waco, TX · ~128 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. runs at 648% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd.: 14.3 TCR = 648% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. safety composite
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd.: 12.2 → 14.0 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 24.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.33× in 2024
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd.'s TCR rose 1.9 from 12.2 in 2016 to 14.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 24.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Waco, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 14.3 · 648% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #97/101
- PHOTO Alandro Resources LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 178 inj
- SIZE ~128 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alandro Resources LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ERI Sumner, WA
ERI Sumner, WA
14.4 TCR
- This site
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd.
14.3 TCR
- Alandro Resour
Alandro Resources LLC
14.2 TCR
- Kuusakoski US,
Kuusakoski US, LLC
14 TCR
- Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast Shredding
14 TCR
What this shows M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. averages 14.3 TCR (648% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. TCR series: 2016=12.2 · 2017=24.5 · 2018=10.4 · 2019=13.3 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=13.3 · 2022=12.5 · 2023=13.2 · 2024=14 · BLS 2.2
Where M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #97 safest of 101 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Texas.
M. Lipsitz & Co., Ltd. has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.3 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24.5 | 8.9 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · TX · Waco
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 314 employers in Waco, 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 | Alandro Resources LLC | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Sumner, WA | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kuusakoski US, LLC | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Coast Shredding | 14.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Glen Flora | 128 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Alamo Water Supply Corporation | 128 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AUS1-DWH-AUSTIN DIVISION | 128 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CSA Construction Inc. | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest | 1,512 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - AUS3 | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-TXWAC1 | 1,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L3Harris AS IAS Waco | 1,400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 109 | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M-3 | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D4 Morton Yard | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Silgan Containers Edison | 128 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Latrobe Operations | 128 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0165 Santa Fe | 128 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Gardens at Millville | 128 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.