Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · Indiana
Nucor Building Systems
Waterloo, IN · ~448 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nucor Building Systems runs at 28% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Nucor Building Systems: 0.9 TCR = 28% of Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nucor Building Systems safety composite
Nucor Building Systems scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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%).
Nucor Building Systems held a steady TCR band
Nucor Building Systems's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.5 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.5 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332311 · Waterloo, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 28% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #1/15
- PHOTO Northern States Meta…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~448 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northern States Metals Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nucor Building Systems in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nucor Building Systems
0.9 TCR
- Northern State
Northern States Metals Company
0.9 TCR
- Mb-Nicholasvil
Mb-Nicholasville
0.9 TCR
- Oldcastle OPI
Oldcastle OPI - Surepods Orlando
0.9 TCR
- Redguard Armod
Redguard Armoda
0.9 TCR
What this shows Nucor Building Systems averages 0.9 TCR (28% of the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nucor Building Systems TCR series: 2016=0.5 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Nucor Building Systems falls in its industry
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 15 Buildings, prefabricated metal employers in Indiana.
Nucor Building Systems has more employees than the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332311 · IN · Waterloo
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 13 employers in Waterloo, IN · 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 | Northern States Metals Company | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mb-Nicholasville | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oldcastle OPI - Surepods Orlando | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Redguard Armoda | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grote Industries | 448 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INTAT Precision, Inc. | 447 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LCI - 028 | 449 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Urschel | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Metal X Waterloo | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | INWAT - WATERLOO | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Warehouse | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WATERLOO (INWAT) | 91 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cincinnati 10189 | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MK Electric & Design Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Winsupply Daytona Beach FL Co. | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Niles Park District | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Structural Component Systems Inc | 448 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jones Dairy Farm | 448 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ARCO Construction Holdings, Inc. | 448 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kenosha Beef INT' LTD | 448 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.