Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Kansas
Midland Steel Company
Wathena, KS · ~55 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midland Steel Company runs at 318% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Midland Steel Company: 10.5 TCR = 318% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midland Steel Company safety composite
Midland Steel Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−6.6
2016→2024
Midland Steel Company injury rate improved
Midland Steel Company's TCR fell 6.6 from 10.3 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.3 · 2017=13.6 · 2018=9.1 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=13.3 · 2022=11.1 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Wathena, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.5 · 318% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #21/22
- PHOTO Northwest Steel Fab …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northwest Steel Fab Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midland Steel Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Midland Steel Company
10.5 TCR
- Northwest Stee
Northwest Steel Fab Inc
10.5 TCR
- GRI Towers US
GRI Towers US INC
10.5 TCR
- Ohio Bridge Ma
Ohio Bridge Manufacturing
10.5 TCR
- LCI - 016
LCI - 016
10.5 TCR
What this shows Midland Steel Company averages 10.5 TCR (318% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Midland Steel Company TCR series: 2016=10.3 · 2017=13.6 · 2018=9.1 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=13.3 · 2022=11.1 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Midland Steel Company falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 22 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Kansas.
Midland Steel Company has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.3 | 8.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.8 | 6.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · KS · Wathena
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 4 employers in Wathena, KS · 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 | Northwest Steel Fab Inc | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GRI Towers US INC | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ohio Bridge Manufacturing | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LCI - 016 | 10.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ulysses Feedyard | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Warrior, Inc | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southland Service Cener | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zernco, INC | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summit Truck Bodies - Wathena | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summit Truck Bodies | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KS Fiberglass | 34 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Premier 94 Truck Service | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meriden BOE- Central Offices | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 029-KAL | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Eddy pond East | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ideal Crane Rental, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hustler Conveyor Company | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Foods_Chicago | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MK Enterprises, Inc. | 55 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.