Wire fencing and fencing accessories merchant wholesalers · California
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside)
Riverside, CA · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) runs at 498% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Wire fencing and fencing accessories merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside): 10.9 TCR = 498% of Wire fencing and fencing accessories merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) safety composite
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) held a steady TCR band
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside)'s TCR held near 0.3 from 10.8 in 2023 to 11.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=10.8 · 2024=11.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423390 · Riverside, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 498% of ind
- DART 11.1 DART
- RANK #23/26
- PHOTO TCH San Antonio
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TCH San Antonio (0.7 TCR gap)
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Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Corporate
Corporate
11.7 TCR
- TCH San Antoni
TCH San Antonio
11.6 TCR
- This site
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside)
10.9 TCR
- Sharon Fence (
Sharon Fence (010-Sharon)
10.2 TCR
- Jones Heartz B
Jones Heartz Building Supply
10.1 TCR
What this shows Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) averages 10.9 TCR (498% of the Wire fencing and fencing accessories merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) TCR series: 2023=10.8 · 2024=11.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) falls in its industry
168 Wire fencing and fencing acces establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 26 Wire fencing and fencing acces employers in California.
Merchants Metals (M21-Riverside) has fewer employees than the Wire fencing and fencing accessories mer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423390 · CA · Riverside
168 Wire fencing and fencing accessories merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 536 employers in Riverside, CA · 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 | TCH San Antonio | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sharon Fence (010-Sharon) | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corporate | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jones Heartz Building Supply | 10.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LaGrande Farms | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Del Carlo Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Linda Vista Farms | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MOUNTAIN VIEW FARM SHOP | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Riverside | 8,676 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-21 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Community Hospital | 2,354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08681351 RIVERSIDE MED CENTER | 2,349 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Primrose Retirement Community of Grand Island | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Primrose Retirement Community of Marion | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gittleman Construction and Maintenance | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American House - Macedonia | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Femia IRA | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shakley Mechanical Inc | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peabody Engineering, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hajoca 580 | 22 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.