Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing · Texas
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian
Elgin, TX · ~21 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian safety composite
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.8
2017→2018
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian injury rate improved
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian's TCR fell 3.8 from 3.8 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.8 · 2018=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Elgin, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/29
- PHOTO HarbisonWalker Inter…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HarbisonWalker International (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian
1.9 TCR
- HarbisonWalker
HarbisonWalker International
1.9 TCR
- Saint Gobain A
Saint Gobain Advance Ceramics, LLC
1.9 TCR
- Refractory Spe
Refractory Specialties Inc.
1.9 TCR
- Morgan Advance
Morgan Advanced Materials Certech Inc
1.9 TCR
What this shows Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian TCR series: 2017=3.8 · 2018=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian falls in its industry
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl establishmentsSafer than 79% 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 #8 safest of 29 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl employers in Texas.
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant 1-Meridian has fewer employees than the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, holl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · TX · Elgin
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 23 employers in Elgin, 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 | HarbisonWalker International | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Gobain Advance Ceramics, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refractory Specialties Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morgan Advanced Materials Certech Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grass Roots Farming LLC. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dawn Cattle Feeders | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin Lakes Dairy LP | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEABOARD FOODS LP TEXAS MAINT | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3170 | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3170 | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elgin Brick Plants | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elgin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 101 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5069 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HF Optimeyes Dearborn | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Parrish Medical Ctr Food | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sister Schubert's; Luverne | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S07094 - 1370 S Valley Hwy Office | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Lakes Cincinnati Gest St | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Lakes Cleveland | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Mid City | 21 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.