Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Kansas

Midwest

Name: Midwest Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Ottawa, KS · ~141 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.8
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Midwest runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Midwest: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Midwest safety composite

Midwest scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.77 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Midwest: 4.6 → 6.2 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 6.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2018

Midwest's TCR rose 1.6 from 4.6 in 2016 to 6.2 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Ottawa, KS ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind

DART 2.8 DART
RANK #12/22
PHOTO Joel Hewatt Co., Inc.
BOOK 3y book
INJ 22 inj
SIZE ~141 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Joel Hewatt Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.8
Joel Hewatt Co

4.8
Western States

4.8
Qualico Miscel

4.8
LCI - 027

4.8

What this shows Midwest averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Midwest TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=6.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Midwest falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 22 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Kansas.

Midwest (141 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Midwest has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin 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
2018	6.2	2.8	9	0
2017	3.5	1.2	6	0
2016	4.6	2.3	7	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · KS · Ottawa

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 45 employers in Ottawa, KS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Joel Hewatt Co., Inc.	PITTSBURG, CA	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Western States Metal Roofing	PHOENIX, AZ	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Qualico Miscellaneous, Inc. (QMI)	MONTGOMERY, AL	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	LCI - 027	PENDLETON, OR	4.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Kerry Ingredients	NEW CENTURY	141 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Dot's Lenexa	LENEXA	141 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Topeka Baked Plant	TOPEKA	141 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Koch Cabinets Hiawatha	HIAWATHA	141 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Retail Distribution West	Ottawa	903 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6035	Ottawa	894 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 6035	Ottawa	839 FTE
CITY-NEAR	American Eagle Outfitters Retail Distribution West	Ottawa	732 FTE
NAT-TCR	Streamsong Resort	Streamsong, FL	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Arcadia Tubular Facility	Arcadia, LA	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	BMC Clinic	Boston, MA	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5295	Yuma, AZ	4.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	ARCADIA	Simsboro, LA	141 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Easton (Mdeas)	Easton, MD	141 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Odd Fellow Rebekah Home	Mattoon, IL	141 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Chambersburg (Pacha)	Chambersburg, PA	141 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.