Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers · Colorado
Metalwest - Brighton
Brighton, CO · ~52 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metalwest - Brighton runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Metalwest - Brighton: 2.8 TCR = 129% of Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metalwest - Brighton safety composite
Metalwest - Brighton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−3.6
2019→2024
Metalwest - Brighton injury rate improved
Metalwest - Brighton's TCR fell 3.6 from 5.5 in 2019 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Brighton, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 2.8 · 129% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #8/14
- PHOTO Chicago Tube and Iro…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chicago Tube and Iron Company Indianapolis (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metalwest - Brighton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CE
CE
2.9 TCR
- This site
Metalwest - Brighton
2.8 TCR
- Chicago Tube a
Chicago Tube and Iron Company Indianapolis
2.8 TCR
- Ta Chen Intern
Ta Chen International - Texas
2.8 TCR
- Service Steel
Service Steel Aerospace
2.8 TCR
What this shows Metalwest - Brighton averages 2.8 TCR (129% of the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Metalwest - Brighton TCR series: 2019=5.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.2
Where Metalwest - Brighton falls in its industry
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, in establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 14 Metal products (e.g., bars, in employers in Colorado.
Metalwest - Brighton has more employees than the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plat 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · CO · Brighton
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 91 employers in Brighton, CO · 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 | Chicago Tube and Iron Company Indianapolis | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ta Chen International - Texas | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Service Steel Aerospace | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CE | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 4M Feeders | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alamosa Service Center-805 | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lobato Construction LLC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keene Concrete, Inc. | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Platte Valley Medical Center | 730 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4567 | 382 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4567 | 379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vestas Nacelles | 355 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Central Kentucky (Lexington) | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Refrigeration, Inc. (#700) | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Asheboro School District | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Piscataway Township Schools | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Las Vegas Division Office | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Etowah Utilities | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electric Essentials Corp. | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M&D Electric Co. Inc. | 52 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.