Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers · Kansas

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia

Name: Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Emporia, KS · ~105 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.8
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia: 0.8 TCR = 37% of Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia safety composite

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

79/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 0.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 95% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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

−1.6

2023→2024

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia injury rate improved

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia's TCR fell 1.6 from 1.6 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=1.6 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423510 · Emporia, KS AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 37% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #2/14
PHOTO Ryerson Carrolton
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~105 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ryerson Carrolton (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia averages 0.8 TCR (37% of the Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia TCR series: 2023=1.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia falls in its industry

1,299 Rods, metal (except precious), establishments

Safer than 95% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 14 Rods, metal (except precious), employers in Kansas.

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia (105 employees, TCR 0.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Norfolk Iron & Metal Emporia has more employees than the Rods, metal (except precious), merchant 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	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2023	1.6	1.6	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423510 · KS · Emporia

1,299 Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 63 employers in Emporia, 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	Ryerson Carrolton	CARROLLTON, TX	0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	AA Metals Inc	ORLANDO, FL	0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Acero Prime Feralloy Sinton Processing Center, Locn #1114	SINTON, TX	0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Shreveport SHV	SHREVEPORT, LA	0.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Building Controls and Services, Inc.	WICHITA	105 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Salt- Hutchinson	HUTCHINSON	105 FTE
STATE-SIZE	5207	OVERLAND PARK	105 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Clemens Aviation	WICHITA	105 FTE
CITY-NEAR	EMPORIA PET FOOD	Emporia	848 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Emporia Plant	Emporia	846 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hostess Brands LLC- Emporia	Emporia	628 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Newman Regional Health	Emporia	600 FTE
NAT-TCR	Philadelphia Youth Network	Philadelphia, PA	0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Albatross Ventures, LLC	Carmichaels, PA	0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	STR0679	Biloxi, MS	0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Wynne, AR	Wynne, AR	0.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Econolite Systems, Inc.	Anaheim, CA	105 FTE
NAT-SIZE	SIMSBURY	Simsbury, CT	105 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Otis Elevator Company-Phoenix	Phoenix, AZ	105 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Nashville Hauling	Nashville, TN	105 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: 2024, 2023. 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.