Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade · Washington
Powder Coating Systems
Tacoma, WA · ~25 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 22.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Powder Coating Systems runs at 681% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Powder Coating Systems: 22.5 TCR = 681% of Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Powder Coating Systems safety composite
Powder Coating Systems scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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 22.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
−27.3
2021→2024
Powder Coating Systems injury rate improved
Powder Coating Systems's TCR fell 27.3 from 36.6 in 2021 to 9.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 36.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=36.6 · 2022=16.6 · 2023=27.3 · 2024=9.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 22.5 · 681% of ind
- DART 9.4 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Universal Galvanizing
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Universal Galvanizing (0.1 TCR gap)
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Powder Coating Systems in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Powder Locatio
Powder Location
23.9 TCR
- This site
Powder Coating Systems
22.5 TCR
- Universal Galv
Universal Galvanizing
22.4 TCR
- ACoat Location
ACoat Location
21 TCR
- Puget Sound Co
Puget Sound Coatings, LLC
20.8 TCR
What this shows Powder Coating Systems averages 22.5 TCR (681% of the Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Powder Coating Systems TCR series: 2021=36.6 · 2022=16.6 · 2023=27.3 · 2024=9.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Powder Coating Systems falls in its industry
646 Powder coating metals and meta establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Powder coating metals and meta employers in Washington.
Powder Coating Systems has fewer employees than the Powder coating metals and metal products median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36.6 | 10.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · WA · Tacoma
646 Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | Universal Galvanizing | 22.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Powder Location | 23.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ACoat Location | 21.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Puget Sound Coatings, LLC | 20.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Balcom and Moe - farm | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CountyLine Dairy | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DRAPER VALLEY RANCH | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rock Point Oyster Co | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rcnl, LLC. | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freeport Water & Sewer Department - City of Freeport | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EZ Logistics MD LLC | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works Refuse | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Perry GA Yard | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Quick Stop | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Straus | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Point Ford | 25 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.