Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers · South Dakota
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD
Rapid City, SD · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD runs at 532% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD: 11.7 TCR = 532% of Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD safety composite
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.09 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
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD: 2.1 → 15.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 29.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.26× in 2024
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD's TCR rose 13.4 from 2.1 in 2016 to 15.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 29.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Rapid City, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.7 · 532% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Nivert Metal Supply,…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nivert Metal Supply, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Eastern Metal
Eastern Metal Supply Newark
11.8 TCR
- United Perform
United Performance Metals - CHI
11.8 TCR
- This site
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD
11.7 TCR
- Nivert Metal S
Nivert Metal Supply, Inc.
11.7 TCR
- Lakeside Metal
Lakeside Metals Plant
11.7 TCR
What this shows Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD averages 11.7 TCR (532% of the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=9.2 · 2021=29.1 · 2022=14.4 · 2023=12.4 · 2024=15.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD falls in its industry
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal employers in South Dakota.
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD has more employees than the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers median and a higher 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 | 15.5 | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29.1 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · SD · Rapid City
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 219 employers in Rapid City, SD · 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 | Nivert Metal Supply, Inc. | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakeside Metals Plant | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eastern Metal Supply Newark | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Performance Metals - CHI | 11.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asphalt Surfacing Company | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Redlinger Bros. Plumbing & Heating Co. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Olympic Companies of SD | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rapid City Hospital | 2,320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Works | 683 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters (SD006) | 590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1604 | 513 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sunshine Ace Hardware-Bonita | 11.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EPPA Vadnais Heights Urgency Room | 11.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Potranco | 11.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GSG Trucking INC | 11.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Securitec One, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richmond, in Branch | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Eastern New Mexico University | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Hopewest | 48 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.