Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Nebraska
Midwest Steel Works
Lincoln, NE · ~60 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Steel Works runs at 527% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Midwest Steel Works: 17.4 TCR = 527% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Steel Works safety composite
Midwest Steel Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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 17.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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 Steel Works: 9.6 → 18.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 26.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2024
Midwest Steel Works's TCR rose 8.8 from 9.6 in 2018 to 18.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 26.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Lincoln, NE ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.4 · 527% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #18/18
- PHOTO Harmony Metal Fabric…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midwest Steel Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Skyline Steel,
Skyline Steel, Inc.
17.5 TCR
- This site
Midwest Steel Works
17.4 TCR
- Harmony Metal
Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc.
17.4 TCR
- Vestal Steel S
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc.
17.3 TCR
- Summit Utility
Summit Utility Structures
17.2 TCR
What this shows Midwest Steel Works averages 17.4 TCR (527% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Midwest Steel Works TCR series: 2018=9.6 · 2019=25.7 · 2020=25.7 · 2021=26.5 · 2022=9 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=18.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Midwest Steel Works falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 18 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Nebraska.
Midwest Steel Works 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 | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26.5 | 14.1 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25.7 | 22.5 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · NE · Lincoln
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 496 employers in Lincoln, NE · 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 | Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc. | 17.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. | 17.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Skyline Steel, Inc. | 17.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summit Utility Structures | 17.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Google UNO1 Data Center 21120006 | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Confinement Service LLC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Propak - Omaha, NE | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lincoln Tool and Design | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nelnet Servicing LLC | 2,850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nelnet - Lincoln HQ | 2,491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bryan East Campus | 2,358 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FACTS Education Corporation | 1,986 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Girard Wood Products Elma | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0654 Centreville | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plymouth Rock | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DPD2 | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridges by Epoch at Mashpee | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health Medical Center - Van Buren | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LA - 2307 W 6th St, LA | 60 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.