Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Kansas
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank
Garden City, KS · ~119 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank: 5.9 TCR = 179% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank safety composite
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−7.5
2018→2024
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank injury rate improved
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank's TCR fell 7.5 from 11.6 in 2018 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=11.6 · 2019=9.9 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Garden City, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 179% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO The Egging Company
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Egging Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmer Manufacturing & Tank in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank
5.9 TCR
- The Egging Com
The Egging Company
5.9 TCR
- PRODUCTION TOO
PRODUCTION TOOL CO. LLC.
5.9 TCR
- Modern Welding
Modern Welding Company of Ohio, Inc.
5.9 TCR
- Bloomer Machin
Bloomer Machine & Fab Inc
5.8 TCR
What this shows Palmer Manufacturing & Tank averages 5.9 TCR (179% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank TCR series: 2018=11.6 · 2019=9.9 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Palmer Manufacturing & Tank falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Kansas.
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank has more employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · KS · Garden City
449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 84 employers in Garden City, KS · 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 | The Egging Company | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PRODUCTION TOOL CO. LLC. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modern Welding Company of Ohio, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bloomer Machine & Fab Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hutchinson - Paper - B282 | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BAADER LINCO, Inc. | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triumph Accessory Services | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlow Aerostructures LLC | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Catherine Hospital | 722 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 652 | 344 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 652 | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 615-00005 | 148 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ACTS Retirement-Life Communities - Matthews Glen | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Autodie | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXW008 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rhoads Industries - B57 Non-Construction | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HF Physicians Dba HF Private Duty | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Berkshire Gas Company | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manhattan Beach Toyota | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacobs - ATLANTA AIRLINES TERMINAL - OMI | 119 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.