Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Indiana
Paragon Tube Corporation
Fort Wayne, IN · ~15 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Paragon Tube Corporation runs at 388% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade F.
Paragon Tube Corporation: 12.8 TCR = 388% of Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Paragon Tube Corporation safety composite
Paragon Tube Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 19.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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
Paragon Tube Corporation: 11.3 → 19.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 19.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.48× in 2024
Paragon Tube Corporation's TCR rose 7.7 from 11.3 in 2018 to 19.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 19.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · Fort Wayne, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.8 · 388% of ind
- DART 19.0 DART
- RANK #16/16
- PHOTO Phillips Tube Group,…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~15 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Phillips Tube Group, Inc. - Middletown (0.0 TCR gap)
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Paragon Tube Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Jensen Bridge
Jensen Bridge & Supply Co.
13 TCR
- This site
Paragon Tube Corporation
12.8 TCR
- Phillips Tube
Phillips Tube Group, Inc. - Middletown
12.8 TCR
- International
International Metal Hose Company
12.7 TCR
- JM STEEL, PA
JM STEEL, PA
12.6 TCR
What this shows Paragon Tube Corporation averages 12.8 TCR (388% of the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
Paragon Tube Corporation TCR series: 2018=11.3 · 2019=17.5 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=16.8 · 2023=19.3 · 2024=19 · BLS 3.3
Where Paragon Tube Corporation falls in its industry
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 16 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Indiana.
Paragon Tube Corporation has fewer employees than the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · IN · Fort Wayne
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 634 employers in Fort Wayne, IN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Phillips Tube Group, Inc. - Middletown | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Metal Hose Company | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jensen Bridge & Supply Co. | 13.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JM STEEL, PA | 12.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | National Energy of Lincoln | 15 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 506-NiSource-Plymouth IN-Electric Sub | 15 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 211-NiSource-Gary IN-Electric Substation | 15 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HTNE Hydrodemolition Services, LLC | 15 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkview Memorial Hospital | 6,096 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkview North Hospital | 4,648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkview Corporate Office | 3,312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shambaugh & Son LP | 3,072 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FJM-Ferro, Inc. | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palm Garden of Orlando, LLC | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J. P. Mascaro & Sons - Dunmore Division | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone Koating Mifflintown | 12.8 TCR |
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.