Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers · Florida
Palm Beach Metal, Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL · ~31 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palm Beach Metal, Inc. runs at 275% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Palm Beach Metal, Inc.: 6.1 TCR = 275% of Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palm Beach Metal, Inc. safety composite
Palm Beach Metal, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−4.8
2016→2024
Palm Beach Metal, Inc. injury rate improved
Palm Beach Metal, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.8 from 4.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 14.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2019=14.3 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=11.5 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=8.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · West Palm Beach, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 275% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #36/43
- PHOTO Fritz Enterprises Ta…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fritz Enterprises Taylor (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palm Beach Metal, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palm Beach Metal, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Fritz Enterpri
Fritz Enterprises Taylor
6.1 TCR
- Consolidated R
Consolidated Resources, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Liberty Tire R
Liberty Tire Recycling - Midlothian, TX
6.1 TCR
- 3118 Chattanoo
3118 Chattanooga Recycle
6 TCR
What this shows Palm Beach Metal, Inc. averages 6.1 TCR (275% of the Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Palm Beach Metal, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2019=14.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=11.5 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=8 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Palm Beach Metal, Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Bottles, waste, merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 43 Bottles, waste, merchant whole employers in Florida.
Palm Beach Metal, Inc. has fewer employees than the Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · FL · West Palm Beach
1,126 Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 446 employers in West Palm Beach, FL · 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 | Fritz Enterprises Taylor | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Consolidated Resources, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3118 Chattanooga Recycle | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Liberty Tire Recycling - Midlothian, TX | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Ag LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wedgworth Farms, Inc Farms Shop | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fwest | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2406-Felda, FL | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spar Business Services | 7,516 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Lab Services | 3,838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-947 | 1,719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 947 ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER | 1,699 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0431 Houston | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conway SC Yard | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oil Equipment Co., Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Villa Rica Csb (4) | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G&R Construction Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amherst | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Excel Truck Group Statesville | 31 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.