Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire · Texas
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG)
Houston, TX · ~211 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire workplace, earning a grade A.
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG): 0.8 TCR = 25% of Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) safety composite
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% 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
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG): 0.4 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG)'s TCR rose 0.9 from 0.4 in 2023 to 1.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332618 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/29
- PHOTO Greenfield MFG (GTS,…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~211 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Greenfield MFG (GTS, PPG) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Carl Stahl Sav
Carl Stahl Sava Industries Inc
1 TCR
- This site
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG)
0.8 TCR
- Greenfield MFG
Greenfield MFG (GTS, PPG)
0.8 TCR
- X34 MED - WILS
X34 MED - WILSONVILLE
0.7 TCR
- NJ118 COINING,
NJ118 COINING, INC.
0.7 TCR
What this shows Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire BLS benchmark).
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) TCR series: 2023=0.4 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) falls in its industry
270 Chain link fencing and fence g establishmentsSafer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 29 Chain link fencing and fence g employers in Texas.
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) has more employees than the Chain link fencing and fence gates made 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 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332618 · TX · Houston
270 Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire 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 | Greenfield MFG (GTS, PPG) | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | X34 MED - WILSONVILLE | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NJ118 COINING, INC. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carl Stahl Sava Industries Inc | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Structure Tone Southwest | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PICCo - 6300239 P66 Sweeny | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Standard Constructors, Inc. | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HERZOG TECHNOLOGIES INC | 211 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 | Mechanicsburg - 260 Salem Church Road | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Partners For Quality | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Pipeline, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FL - Disney NGE | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Merced CA | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beech Island - 246 Old Jackson Highway | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1438 | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1430 | 211 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.